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Tag Archives: George Washington
1775: George Washington: “I do not think myself equal to the command”
GEORGE WASHINGTON his brief acceptance speech June 15, 1775 to the members of the Continental Congress who had just elected him commander in chief of the Continental troops: “Lest some unlucky event should happen unfavorable to my reputation, I … Continue reading
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1774: Martha Washington: “my heart is in the cause”
MARTHA WASHINGTON, in a letter written to a relative on Washington’s departure to Philadelphia in 1774 for the first Continental Congress: I foresee consequences; dark days and darker nights; domestic happiness suspended; social enjoyments abandoned; property of every kind … Continue reading
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1780: George Washington: “we are always working up hill”
GEORGE WASHINGTON, letter of May 31, 1780: Certain I am unless Congress speak in a more decisive tone, unless they are invested with powers by the several States competent to the great purposes of the war, or assume them as … Continue reading
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Ben Franklin, 1781
The following story may be just a rumor handed down over the years, but it is one of my favorites. Franklin was in France, and word came to France of the decisive (and shocking) American victory. Franklin attended a diplomatic … Continue reading
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1789: George Washington: “if I know my own heart”
George Washington wrote the following on the eve of his inauguration: It is said that every man has his portion of ambition. I may have mine, I suppose, as well as the rest, but if I know my own heart, … Continue reading
1797 – John Adams’ inauguration
John Adams later wrote about the day of his inauguration as the second President of the United States: A solemn scene it was indeed. Washington’s face remained as serene and unclouded as the day. Methought I heard him think, ‘Ay! … Continue reading
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“possess the Soul of the General”
George Washington here describes what a good general expects in his aides, and in his staff. Alexander Hamilton had an uncanny ability to anticipate Washington’s needs, to get into his world so to speak, to know what was needed before … Continue reading
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George Washington: Thanks, Man.
Now that I have finally bumped Don DeLillo’s Underworld off the list, I’ve got more energy for other reading. And yesterday, on the trainride out to my Super Bowl party, I finished the biography of George Washington that I’ve been … Continue reading
What I’m Reading Now
— Underworld by Don DeLillo. Still. See the post below. grrrrr — The Adams-Jefferson Letters: The Complete Correspondence Between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail and John Adams … I have now reached the point where the correspondence between the two revolutionaries … Continue reading
Nov. 25 1783
On November 25, 1783, George Washington and his honor guard (1000 officers) “took back” Manhattan, after the long years of war (when New York City was basically a British garrison). The peace treaty had been signed a year before, France … Continue reading