How the French saw George Washington
A local historian honored me with a book about how the French viewed George Washington. We feature two letters from this book. One from...
Cherokee allies - oh they're coming too
This letter is terrifying. You met the letter writer, Clement Read, in the previous story posted on the Catawba coming. That letter...
More on GW the Assassin, the cause of this war
"I found her diary underneath the tree. And I started reading all about me." But the diary George Washington finds is his own. . He's in...
3 William Smiths - Disambiguation
While covering 1757 in 2021 we ran into several William Smiths. In July 1757 GW hanged a William Smith. Earlier in March and April 1757...
GW's slaves
We continue our trek through 1757 in this year of 2021. We find this letter about slave purchases for Colonel George Washington....
Lord Fairfax and Willa Cather
Willa Cather (1873-1947) wrote a story in 1896 about Lord Fairfax (1693-1781) and his place, Greenway Court. (1747-1834). . There's a...
Washington Birthday the 11th or 22nd?
George Washington's birthday is the 11th of February, Old Style (OS) calendar and is the 22nd of February on the New Style calendar. ....
3 Years later GW finds out he's an Assassin?
Often a writer of history does not report where or how he found the story. Often such information is not discovered by the principals in...
Start and End of Seven Years War
We list the starting and ending dates of this war. We also go over why this may have been the first world wide war. The previous war was...
Lord Bute and Dunkirk - The War is Over
Lord Bute is the man who ended the Seven Years War. Maybe that's too bold to say. But, he was hugely instrumental. The peace treaty was...
