GW was in Alexandria, Virginia. Having received a letter the day before from Va. Lt. Gov. Robert Dinwiddie ordering him and his troops to mount an offensive against the French at Fort Necessity in Pa., GW likely spent this day relaying the governor’s orders to his officers and making plans for the movement of his troops. Though the exact date he sent this letter is unknown, GW wrote a letter to Dinwiddie regarding the poor condition of his regiment, and his misgivings about the orders he was given.