Politics and Political Thought
| Title | Daily Entry |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| 24 July 1775 |
GW at American headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In his General Orders, he criticizes the sentinels and their officers for stopping high-level officers out of ignorance. |
| 18 July 1775 |
GW at American headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. |
| 06 July 1775 |
GW at the American headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His General Orders include court martials for four men on the basis of desertion and theft, an order for Capt. Noadiah Leonard of Col. |
| 01 July 1775 |
GW presumably traveling to Cambridge, Massachusetts. Maj. Gen. Philip Schuyler wrote GW a letter updating him on the location of Brig. Gen. |
| 29 June 1775 |
GW presumably traveling to Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Del. Delegates wrote GW a letter from Philadelphia recommending John Parke for military service. |
| 28 June 1775 |
GW traveling to Cambridge, Massachusetts. |
| 26 June 1775 |
GW left New York City and lodged for the night at King’s Bridge at the Northern end of Manhattan Island. |
| 22 June 1775 |
GW in Philadelphia for the Second Continental Congress. Two letters and a set of instructions from Congress were written to him on this day. |
| 21 June 1775 |
GW in Philadelphia for the Second Continental Congress. |