Food and Dining

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31 July 1775

GW was at army headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. On the morning of 31 July 1775, there was an attack on Lighthouse Island, led by Major Tupper.

27 July 1775

GW at American headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  His General Orders defined how to deal with deserters and appointed John Trumbull, Jr. as aide-de-camp to GW.

21 July 1775

GW at American headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He wrote to Continental Congress President John Hancock informing him that Conn. and R.I.

11 July 1775

GW at American headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In his General Orders for the day, GW ordered no man to leave their guard unless instructed to do so.

10 June 1775

GW in Philadelphia for the Second Continental Congress.  GW dined at Col. Samuel Griffin’s home and spent the evening in his own room. GW recorded spending money on silk ferreting.

14 June 1775

GW in Philadelphia for the Second Continental Congress.  GW dined with a member of the Meredith family, either Reese or his son Samuel, both Philadelphia merchants.

17 June 1775

GW in Philadelphia for the Second Continental Congress. He wrote a letter to Brig. Gen. Horatio Gates, but the letter has yet to be found.

16 June 1775

GW at the State House in Philadelphia for the Second Continental Congress.

13 June 1775

GW in Philadelphia for the Second Continental Congress.  GW dined at Burns’s Tavern and spent the night at his lodgings. The weather was clear and cool.

12 June 1775

GW in Philadelphia for the Second Continental Congress.  GW dined at the City Tavern before spending the night in his lodgings.

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