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Tag Archives: George Washington
Washington and Lafayette, 1777
THE MEETING OF GEORGE WASHINGTON AND MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE August 1, 1777 Washington invited the newly arrived Lafayette to witness a review of the troops They marched by, ragged, disheveled, shabby: Washington: We are rather embarrassed to show … Continue reading
Abigail Adams on George Washington
ABIGAIL ADAMS, on George Washington (lifting a quote Shakespeare): Take his character all together, and we shall not look upon his like again.
Jefferson on Washington
THOMAS JEFFERSON, on George Washington: The moderation and virtue of a single character probably prevented this Revolution from being closed, as most others have been, by a subversion of that liberty it was intended to establish.
George Washington, 1775: “the finger of Providence”
GEORGE WASHINGTON, letter to Joseph Reed, early December, 1775, after a disappointing recruiting drive: I have oftentimes thought how much happier I should have been if, instead of accepting the command under such circumstances, I had taken my musket on … Continue reading
George Washington, 1775: “one and the same Spirit may animate the whole”
GEORGE WASHINGTON, speech on July 4, 1775. He arrived in Cambridge to take up his post, stood outside Harvard and formally took command of the Continental Army: The Continental Congress having now taken all the Troops of the several … Continue reading
George Washington, 1775: “a kind of destiny”
GEORGE WASHINGTON, writing to Martha on June 18, 1775, following his nomination as commander in chief: My Dearest: I now sit down to write to you on a subject which fills me with inexpressible concern, and this concern is greatly … Continue reading
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George Washington, 1775: “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
Abigail Adams on George Washington
ABIGAIL ADAMS, on first meeting Washington in 1774, wrote to John Adams: You had prepared me to entertain a favorable opinion of him, but I thought the half was not told me. Dignity with ease and complacency, the gentleman and … Continue reading
Patrick Henry on George Washington
PATRICK HENRY, on his return home from the first Continental Congress in 1774 was asked whom he thought was the foremost man in the group: “Colonel Washington is unquestionably the greatest man on that floor.”
Martha Washington, 1774 “George is right; he is always right”
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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