George Mercer's description of GW in 1760
An often quoted description of GW at this time of uncertain authenticity is said to come from a letter written by George Mercer in 1760:...
Daniel Morgan's GRAVE MATTERS (JP Morgan wanted to improve it)
Rockefeller financed and ressurected Williamsburg in the 1930s, but J P Morgan's proposal to visit Daniel Morgan grave never went...
Captain George Mercer Co of Va Regiment Events
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Daniel Morgan vs Winchester's town leaders
Daniel Morgan wants to remove the prisoners out of Winchester. They're too dispersed. They're not well guarded. The British prisoners...
Washington's Wuthering Heights Story - Dr Savage
Just like the horror of Percy Bysshe Shelley's wife telling the story of Frankenstein through the correspondence of letters, so too...
The Land of Promise Among Friends -- How George Mercer feels about it
I hope to kiss your Hand [George Washingon's hand] in our native Country the Beginning of the Summer, as I [George Mercer] shall go...
January 6 has an older meaning- It is the 12th Day of Christmas - 3 Kings Day - "The Epiphany"
Nicholas Cresswell, an Englishman who spent years in Virginia and kept a journal, wrote while in Alexandria on December 25, 1774:...
Lumbee Indians - Who are they?
North Carolina recognized the Lumbee in 1885. Why has it taken until now for the federal govt to recognize it? . Neither for nor against,...
Jay Treaty 1794 stories - possible impeachment
Washington's entire 2nd term was in Philly. . He was the first President under the new US Constitution 1788. . There were 10 Presidents...
Jay Treaty - Indian immigration rights
We are looking at the 2nd term of George Washington. . The Jay Treaty of 1794 was so unpopular it caused talk of impeaching President...
