Van Braam from 1754 to 1760
This is sort of an about face. There was much criticism of Jacob Van Braam originally. He had interpreted the terms of surrender at Fort...
Ansbach-Bayreuth troops of the Holy Roman Empire appear in Winchester VA
Not all the German troops came from the Hessian principalities of Hesse-Kassel, Hesse-Darmstadt, Hesse-Hanau. Some came from...
George Mercer, Stamp Collector, hung in Effigy
A local reenactor group was created in 2015 on George Washington's birthday to portray Captain George Mercer company of the Virginia...
Get those trade ships to "The Downs" - save the economy !
The upper chamber, the Executive Council of Virginia meets 4 March 1760 giving us a glimpse that this war is quite global. Commander of...
Timeline on Lord Fairfax' Remains' Moves - Grave Matters
1753 Unfinished wooden church seen. Eyewitness accounts of the Shawnee Indians coming to Winchester VA for a peace conference indicate...
Lord Fairfax' Remains' Moves - Grave Matters
We understand there were 4 (maybe 5 moves) of the remains of Lord Fairfax. We're going to take you on that tour of the afterlife of Lord...
Stewart's and the veterans' needs of the VA Regiment
Robert Stewart is trying to buy a Captain rank in the British army. Robert Stewart writes a thank you to Washington 8 March 1760. The...
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...
