On April 26, 1777, during the Revolutionary War, a large British raiding party attacked the American supply depot at Danbury, Connecticut, burning houses and barns and destroying stores of shoes, ...

In May 1777, during the Revolutionary War, a brigadier general anxiously wrote George Washington a letter about a British raid that had just occurred in Danbury, Connecticut. Though the British ...

The letter highlights Washington's belief that British attacks would be met with strong American resistance. A May 1777 letter from George Washington, written in Morristown and reflecting his ...

Raab Collection A rare letter from George Washington expressing his faith in the American Revolution—even after a major strategic setback in 1777—went up for sale this Presidents’ Day.

A letter written by George Washington in 1777 that is valued at $150,000 is up for sale this Presidents Day. The letter, acquired by the Raab Collection, was written during the Revolutionary War ...

George Washington was commanding the Continental Army and staying in Morristown when he wrote an optimistic letter on the prospects of winning the Revolutionary War despite a recent defeat.

to do Justice, to love mercy,’ he instructed in his ‘Circular Letter to the States.’ ‘General George Washington Resigning His Commission,’ an 1824 portrait by John Trumbull in the U.S ...

The reader highlights the historical significance of the Hermitage in Ho-Ho-Kus, where George Washington and his troops sought refuge. Regarding "Visit these 12 NJ Revolutionary War sites to get ...

George Washington, who had been leading the battle for independence from Britain for almost two years. But on May 7, Washington wrote a letter to a worried subordinate, saying the raid had not ...

A May 1777 letter from George Washington, written in Morristown and reflecting his confidence in a fragile revolution, goes up for sale on Presidents' Day. Written from Washington's winter ...