Genetic analysis has shed light on a long-standing mystery surrounding the fates of President George Washington’s younger brother Samuel and his kin. Two of Samuel’s descendants and their mother were recently identified from skeletal remains found in unmarked burials dating back to the 1880s, CNN Reports: https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/28/us/george-washington-descendants-dna-study-scn/index.html
View out an old glass window, Ford Mansion, Morristown New Jersey. Part of the Morristown National Historic Park, the mansion was used by George Washington as his headquarters in the winter of 1779-1780.
Fresh off the presses, my long, detailed history of a former official New York City holiday that landed on November 25: Evacuation Day. It commemorated the evacuation, or final departure, of the British military from Manhattan on November 25, 1783, which was followed by the entry of the U.S. military led by a certain General George Washington.
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Speaking of NOT enforcing the law or bending the law, in 1808 it was illegal to bring Africans against their will to the US. The owners didn't need anymore because the child born were their property too. Horrendous, right?
@InternetEh I recommend everyone read about how #GeorgeWashington treated his #slaves, including continually sending slave catchers after Oney Judge years after she escaped: