Fulfilling the determination of the Court
Maj. Gen. Benedict Arnold was court-martialed in January 1780 and convicted of two minor infractions. Gen. George Washington wrote this letter to Samuel Huntington,...
Judiciary Act of 1789
One of the first acts of the new Congress was to establish a Federal court system through the Judiciary Act, signed by President George Washington on September 24,...
Lafayette’s zeal
While at the Newburgh (NY) cantonment, General George Washington corresponded with the Marquis de Lafayette. Lafayette was on leave from the army working in Europe...
Mount Rushmore from above
This aerial photograph, taken on October 16, 1954, shows Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The top of the colossal Mount Rushmore National...
Prelude to treason
In February 1779 Joseph Reed, President of the Pennsylvania Executive Council, presented eight charges of misconduct against Brig. Gen. Benedict Arnold to the...
Running on empty
In August 1778 the paymaster general of the Continental Army informed Gen. George Washington that the military chest was entirely exhausted. Washington passed this...
Two if by sea from Major Lee
In this letter dated 25 August 1779, General George Washington forwarded a letter from Major General Anthony Wayne to Samuel Huntington, President of Congress....