Military Leadership and Strategy
| Title | Daily Entry |
|---|---|
| 21 February 1775 |
GW at Mount Vernon. He dined with Dr. William Rumney and Capt. Thomas Marshall. Marshall had come to offer GW command of the Fauquier County Independent Company. |
| 16 February 1775 |
GW at Mount Vernon. According to his diary, GW stayed at home all day. Dr. |
| 08 February 1775 |
GW’s Quaker business acquaintance William Milnor came to Mount Vernon for dinner. |
| 07 April 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. Veteran John Lowrey wrote GW asking for a military appointment, which he received on 9 April. Gen. Arthur St. Clair wrote GW, replying to his letter of 4 April. |
| 04 April 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. GW wrote asking Thomas Jefferson if Va. Congressman Alexander White thought that Daniel Morgan would accept a commission in fighting hostile Indians. |
| 31 March 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. GW’s personal secretary Tobias Lear sent Thomas Jefferson letters from James Seagrove, agent to the Creek Indians. |
| 30 March 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. GW sent Thomas Jefferson an enclosure, presumably a draft of loan warrants for the District of Columbia. GW also asked if Jefferson had seen Va. |
| 28 March 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. GW wrote to Gen. Arthur St. Clair responding to his resignation two days earlier from his post as commander of the United States Army. St. |
| 26 March 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. Gen. Arthur St. Clair wrote GW thanking him for his appointment as commander of the army in the Indian War. |
| 16 March 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. At GW’s order, his personal secretary Tobias Lear sent Secretary of War Henry Knox an enclosure from the officers of the district of Ky. |