18 July 1754

GW was in Williamsburg to speak with Va. Lt. Gov. Robert Dinwiddie about the British defeat at Fort Necessity on 3 July. The governor met with the Va. Council on this day to discuss the next meeting of the General Assembly. Dinwiddie’s proclamation changed the date of the assembly’s next session from 31 Oct. to 22 August.  The battle at Fort Necessity presumably necessitated this date change.
 

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18 July 1754
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