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Sketch of Washington and his horse Charger as the general marches from Cambridge to New York (Photo courtesy of Mount Vernon.)
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On This Day: The Continental Army gathers large crowds in their march towards New York

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Gen. George Washington's aide-de-camp, William Palfrey, offers a glimpse into Washington's travels from Cambridge to New London, Connecticut via a perfectly preserved expense account that includes recorded payments for ferries and baggage handling, along with other associated costs of a journey from Cambridge to New York. (Photo courtesy Mount Vernon)
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On This Day: Washington’s preserved expense account in travels from Cambridge to New London offers insights

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Continental Commodore Esek Hopkins has arrived in New London Harbor with his fleet and captured prizes. He urges Washington to send him 200 seamen to help man his ships. (public domain.)
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On This Day: Urgent request for seamen for the Continental Army is sent out as Washington nears New York

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George Washington.
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On This Day: George Washington is on the move in southern New England

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Portrait of George Washington riding his horse.
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On This Day: Washington leaves Cambridge for New York

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This detail of a painting by Nowland Van Powell depicts an American privateer battling a British vessel.
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On This Day: Privateers given permission to attack all British ships

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After the death of his elder half brother Lawrence, George Washington was closest to his third-youngest sibling, John Augustine, whom he called Jack. Washington's sibling helped manage Mount Vernon during the French and Indian War and the Revolution. His eldest son, Bushrod, would eventually inherit Mount Vernon. (Photo public domain.)
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On This Day: Washington’s stoic mask drops in detailed correspondence with his brother

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Colonel Henry Knox leading the cannons out of Boston (photo courtesy of Mount Vernon).
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On This Day: As Washington organizes his army’s next move, Henry Knox and Nathaniel Greene prove vital

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Revolutionary War era painting depicting correspondence at the time (Photo courtesy of Mount Vernon).
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On This Day: British fleet leaves Boston, destination unknown

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Vice Admiral Molyneux Shuldham a Royal Navy officer and colonial administrator who served for a time as the governor of Newfoundland. (Photo courtesy Mount Vernon.)
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On This Day: Washington studies the British fleet as it lingers in Boston Harbor

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