John Adams

A Year With George Washington – February 23rd

February 23, 2026InA Year With George Washington, Featured

King George III is reported to have attempted to strangle his Prime Minister in a fit of rage, imagining him to be General George Washington.

A Year With George Washington – February 21st

February 21, 2026InA Year With George Washington, Featured

Congressman James Madison writes to President Washington with his advice on what grounds he should veto the National Bank Bill, should he decide to do so.

A Year With George Washington – February 20th

February 20, 2026InA Year With George Washington, Featured

On February 20, 1775, George Washington attends a fateful meeting in Alexandria, Virginia, at which participants were chosen to represent Fairfax County at the upcoming Second Virginia Convention on March 20th in Richmond.

A Year With George Washington – February 19th

February 19, 2026InA Year With George Washington, Featured

General Washington writes to Governor Patrick Henry of Virginia from Valley Forge, dreading the prospect of mutiny.

A Year With George Washington – February 18th

February 18, 2026InA Year With George Washington, Featured

Washington penned an entry in his diary in which he made a detailed accounting of his slaves.

A Year With George Washington – February 17th

February 17, 2026InA Year With George Washington, Featured

Washington’s neighbor and friend, George Mason, writes to him regarding the purchase of gunpowder and navigational improvements to the Potomac River.

A Year With George Washington – February 16th

February 16, 2026InA Year With George Washington, Featured

George Washington, having called a Council of War, met with his generals outside of Boston in Cambridge.

A Year With George Washington – February 15th

February 15, 2026InA Year With George Washington, Featured

Major George Washington’s journal of expedition to the French in Pennsylvania was presented to the House of Burgesses

A Year With George Washington – February 14th

February 14, 2026InA Year With George Washington, Featured

On February 14, 1778, George & Martha Washington spent Valentine’s Day together at Valley Forge.

A Year With George Washington – February 13th

February 13, 2026InA Year With George Washington, Featured

President Washington, having acquiesced to the desperate pleas of both Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton to serve a second term, was unanimously confirmed in the presidential electoral vote once more.

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