GW in Philadelphia for the Second Continental Congress.  GW dined at wealthy Philadelphia merchant Robert Morris’s home on the Schuylkill River and spent the evening at the City Tavern.

GW in Philadelphia for the Second Continental Congress. GW dined, likely with Joseph Shippen, Jr., a veteran of the French and Indian War.

GW in Philadelphia for the Second Continental Congress. GW wrote in his diary that he dined with John Rutledge, a representative of S.C. in the Continental Congress.

GW in Philadelphia for the Second Continental Congress. GW dined at the City Tavern and stayed in his room at cabinetmaker Benjamin Randolph’s home.