Washington, Fairfaxes, Carlyles and Rev Charles Green
Lord Fairfax, Bryan Fairfax and his wife, Thomas Bryan Martin, John Carlyle and the Mr and Mrs Green dined at Mt Vernon with the...
The Promised Land has George Mercer compete with Thomas Bullitt
A little background is needed to describe the drama behind George Mercer's letter of 17 Feb 1760 to George Washington. After the fall of...
Mount Vernon maintenance
On 25 Feb 1760 George Washington paid a William Triplett for brick work, mainly chimney maintenance. GW planned to have two little...
Cherokee Men, killed less than 3 yrs later. They were here.
One Hundred forty eight Cherokees arrived at Fort Loudoun in Winchester on 21 April 1757, looking for presents promised, but got none....
Logan's Lament, Logan's Elm
"Logan's Lament": None of the rest of the story is mentioned in Wikipedia, but wikipedia is a great launching place to start research. "I...
The Trenton NJ Prisoners 1778-1778 in Winchester VA
We are curious if any Hessian prisoners or British prisoners from the Trenton battle were ever held at the dilapidated remains of Fort...
Three Groups of Holy Roman Empire Prisoners in Winchester VA 1776-1783
There were 3 groups of prisoners coming to Winchester Va. Source: Pages 19-63, The Winchester Hessian Barracks by Lion G Miles,...
Hessian Round Hill Barracks a Rip Off near Winchester VA
Next time you drive out of Winchester going Route 50 West and you look to Round Hill, just remember when the presence of the Holy Roman...
Holy Roman Empire comes to Winchester VA area
There was no official country named Germany (Deutschland) until the years of 1866-1871. It had not unified then. The so called "Hessian"...
Holy Roman Empire Prisoners in Winchester VA 1776-1783
Next time you drive out of Winchester going Route 50 West and you look to Round Hill, just remember when the presence of the Holy Roman...
