Jeffersonian Connections: Part III - Mercer; Williams; Hassler; Walter

ABC:LHS 092     Thomas Jefferson ... ... had enough connections in Philadelphia that more than a score are buried at Laurel Hill. General Hugh Mercer, MD, was a good friend to Washington, but his influence on all the Founding Fathers was inescapable. He died from the Battle of Princeton. Jonathan Williams was not a military man, yet Jefferson trusted him to establish a United States Military Academy that would not be a threat to the government. Thomas Ustick Walter shared a first name and a passion for classical architecture. Walter's massive Capitol Dome has become an iconic symbol of our nation. Ferdinand Hassler was the Swiss immigrant whose passion for precision made him the perfect developer of two essential services - the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations and the Bureau of Weights and Measures.  Four stories of determination and persuasion in the early days of the Republic.