THAT MIGHTY CONQUEROR LOVE
"That mighty Conqueror Love has made havock in the Corps. . . ," writes the colorful Scot, Lt Col Adam Stephen. He is in Charles Town SC....
George Mercer's One Letter from Charleston is full of Stories
Our Captain George Mercer, is aid de camp to Col George Washington. Captain George Mercer's company helped build Fort Loudoun Winchester...
Lenore - a horror
Lenore pined for her husband to come back from the Battle of Prague, 6 May 1757. And her story leads to horror. We learn of Lenor because...
Meanwhile in Amritsar 1757
We are tracking the events of Colonel George Washington and Fort Loudoun in 1757 during this year of 2021. Every once in awhile something...
Happiest Day of the Year
October 21, 1757 That was originally the Battle of Cap-Français. Though the battle was tactically indecisive, the British officers...
BBL - abbreviation for Barrel
Here is an Invoice dated 20 Aug 1757 from Richard Washington at "Loyds Coffee House London," known as Lloyds of London, popularized in a...
The Minister of Eternity
This Minister doesn't show up. He does write a letter to Colonel George Washington admitting he had promised to appear. He had promised...
Ben Franklin sees Stonehenge
Ben Franklin visits Stonehenge, July 1757. Imagine that? According to Founders Online, Ben Franklin does not write of Stonehenge in his...
Belestre was a Gascon?
"Gascon" --- We had one here in town. We had a French prisoner at Fort Loudoun. We actually had more than that come through Winchester VA....
By Jenkins By George
You see this "by Jenkins" phrase often in the letters of the time. . We ran into this again as we trek through 1757. It's time to pause...
