16 July 1775

GW at American headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He announced orders from the Continental Congress stating 20 July would be a day of fasting and prayer. Upon passing the N.H. lines on 15 July, he observed abuse of property in the form of tree destruction, and commanded it cease. He appointed Boston merchant William Palfrey Esqr. aid-de-camp to Maj. Gen. Charles Lee.
 

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16 July 1775
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