George Washington: a biographical companion

Frank E. Grizzard

ABC-CLIO, 2002 - Biography & Autobiography - 437 pages

George Washington dominated his era like few other Americans. Yet the complexity of the historic events he was involved in and the sheer magnitude of his correspondence--the most voluminous in colonial America--can be overwhelming for researchers.

The goal of this volume is to make the larger-than-life figure of George Washington accessible to modern researchers. In its 200 entries readers will discover a detailed and surprising portrait. Washington was not a cold, aloof, and unknowable man, but was extremely convivial by nature; a general who commanded the Continental army without pay but was a better administrator than military strategist; a man of deeds whose appearance was, according to one contemporary, "truly noble and majestic;" a man known to his contemporaries for his complete honesty.

Contents

• Adams John 17351826: 1
• Alexander Robert d 1793: 2
• Alexandria Academy: 3
• Ancestry: 4
• The Two James Andersons: 6
• André John 17511780: 8
• Appointment as Commander in Chief: 11
• Arnold Benedict 17411801: 13
• Asgill Affair: 18
• Balloons: 21
• Barbados: 22
• Bassett Burwell Sr 17341793: 24
• Belvoir: 26
• Biddle Clement 17401814: 27
• Birthday: 28
• Boston Siegeof: 31
• Boucher Jonathan 17381804: 32
• Bouquet Henry 17191765: 33
• Brandywine Battle of: 36
• Bullskin Lands Mountain Quarter: 38
• Bushnell David 17421824: 39
• CarlyleJohn 17201780: 43
• Charles Carlos III King of Spain: 45
• Chotank: 47
• Clinton George 17391812: 48
• Clinton Henry d 1795: 50
• Coat of Arms: 51
• Commander in Chiefs Guard: 53
• Constitutional Convention: 54
• Conway Thomas 17351800: 56
• Cornwallis Charles Second Earl Cornwallis 17381805: 57
• Craik James 17301814: 59
• Crawford Brothers: 61
• Cresap Thomas 16941790: 62
• Croghan Georged 1782: 63
• Custis Eleanor Parke Nelly: 64
• Custis John Parke Jacky 17541781: 67
• Custis Martha Parke Patsy 17561773: 70
• Dagworthy Controversy: 73
• Declaration of Independence: 77
• Delaware Crossing: 79
• Descriptions of Washington: 80
• Diaries: 85
• Dismal Swamp Company: 86
• Distillery: 87
• Dogue Run Farm: 88
• Dunmore John Murray Fourth Earl of 17321809: 89
• Education: 93
• Fairfax George William 17241787: 97
• Fairfax Independent Company: 98
• Fairfax of Cameron Bryan Fairfax Eighth Baron 17361802: 99
• Fairfax of Cameron Thomas Fairfax Sixth Baron 16931781: 102
• False Teeth: 103
• Farewell Address: 105
• Federal City: 107
• Ferry Farm: 109
• First in War First in Peace and First in the Hearts of His Countrymen: 110
• Fisheries: 111
• Fitzgerald John d 1799: 112
• Forbes Campaign: 113
• Fort Cumberland: 114
• Fort Necessity Campaign: 115
• Fort Pitt: 119
• Fraunces Samuel Black Sam: 120
• Freemasonry: 121
• French and Indian War: 124
• Gage Thomas c17191787: 125
• Gates Horatio c17281806: 126
• Germantown Battle of: 129
• Gibbs Caleb c17501818: 130
• Gist Christopher c17061759: 132
• Grayson William c17361790: 134
• Great Kanawha Tracts: 135
• Great Meadows: 137
• Greenway Court: 141
• The HalfKing c17001754: 143
• Hancock John 17371793: 146
• Harlem Heights Battle of: 147
• Harrison Benjamin Sr c17261791: 148
• Hertburn Chevalier William de: 150
• Howe William 17291814: 151
• Humphreys David 17521818: 154
• The Indian Prophecy: 157
• Jackasses: 159
• Jay John 17451829: 160
• Jefferson Thomas 17431826: 162
• Jumonville: 166
• Kips Bay New York: 167
• Knight of Malta: 168
• La Force Michel Pépin: 173
• Last Will and Testament: 177
• Laurens Henry 17241792: 180
• Lear Tobias 17621816: 181
• Ledgers and Accounts: 182
• Lee Henry LightHorse Harry 17561818: 186
• Lee William Billy: 187
• LEnfant PierreCharles 17541825: 188
• Lewis Andrew 17201781: 189
• Lewis Betty Washington 17331797: 191
• Lewis Eleanor Parke Custis Nelly 17791852: 192
• Lewis Fielding Sr 17251782: 195
• Lewis Howell 17711822: 196
• Lewis Lawrence 17671839: 198
• Lewis Robert Bob 17691829: 199
• Liberty Hall Academy: 201
• Livingston William 17231790: 203
• Long Island Battle of: 204
• McDougall Alexander 17321786: 207
• McHenry James 17531816: 208
• Mackay James d 1785: 209
• Mansion House Farm: 211
• Mercer George 17331784: 213
• Mercer Hugh c17251777: 215
• Mercer James 17361793: 216
• Mercer John 17041768: 217
• Mifflin Thomas 17441800: 218
• Millers Run Chartiers Creek Tract: 219
• Mississippi Adventure: 221
• Monmouth Courthouse Battleof: 222
• Morris Gouverneur 17521816: 224
• Morris Robert 17341806: 226
• Mount Vernon: 227
• Muddy Hole Farm: 230
• National University: 233
• New England Tour: 235
• New York Lands: 236
• Nicola Lewis 17171807: 238
• Ohio Country: 239
• Papers: 241
• Peale Charles Willson 17411827: 244
• Pickering Timothy 17451829: 247
• Pohick Church Truro Parish: 248
• Popes Creek: 250
• Portraits: 251
• Powel Samuel 17391793 and Elizabeth Willing 17421830: 252
• Presidency: 253
• Princeton Battle of: 259
• Proclamations of 1754 and 1763: 261
• QuasiWar: 263
• Ramsay David 17491815: 265
• Rawlins Albin b 1775: 266
• Reed Joseph 17411785: 267
• Religious Beliefs: 268
• Revolutionary War: 273
• Royal Gift: 275
• Rumsey James 17431792: 276
• St Clair Arthur 17371818: 279
• Schuyler Philip 17331804: 280
• Simpson Gilbert Jr: 282
• Society of the Cincinnati: 286
• Southern Tour: 290
• Spurious Letters: 296
• Stephen Adam c17181791: 298
• Stirling Lord William Alexander 17261783: 299
• Stobo Robert 17171770: 301
• Thompson Elizabeth b c1704: 305
• Thornton William 17591828: 306
• Tilghman Tench 17441786: 307
• Trenton Battle of: 308
• TrumbullJohn 17561843: 310
• Trumbull Jonathan Sr 17101785: 312
• Tucker St George 17521827: 314
• Turtle: 315
• Union Farm: 317
• Valley Forge: 319
• Van Braam Jacob 17251784: 320
• Varick Richard 17531831: 322
• Virginia Regiment: 324
• Wakefield: 325
• Washington Augustine 16941743: 326
• Washington Augustine Austin 17201762: 328
• Washington Charles 17381799: 329
• Washington George Augustine c17581793: 330
• Washington John Augustine Jack 17361787: 331
• Washington Lund 17371796: 333
• Washington Mary Ball c17081789: 335
• Washington Samuel 17341781: 337
• Washington Elm: 338
• Washingtons Bottom Tract: 339
• Wayne Anthony 17451796: 341
• Webb Samuel Blachley 17531807: 345
• Weedon George c17341793: 346
• Weems Mason Locke 17591825: 347
• Whiskey Rebellion: 349
• Whistling Bullets: 351
• Whitting Anthony d 1793: 353
• Wills Creek: 354
• Wooden Teeth: 355
• Yorktown Battle of: 357
• Young Arthur 17411820: 358
• SELECTED WRITINGS SELECTED WRITINGS: 361
• To Lawrence Washington 5 May 1749: 365
• Memorandum c 17491750: 366
• WilliamsburgVirginia 19 July 1754: 370
• Notes on the Navigation of the Potomac River above the Great Falls JulyAugust 1754: 371
• WinchesterVirginia 27 April 1756: 372
• Mount Vernon 26 December 1756: 373
• cNovember 1757: 374
• To Robert Cary Co WilliamsburgVirginia 1 May 1759: 375
• Mount Vernon 29 January 1774: 377
• New York 3 August 1776: 378
• Farewell Address to the Army Rocky Hill New Jersey 2 November 1783: 380
• Annapolis Maryland23 December 1783: 382
• Mount Vernon 25 March 1784: 383
• Advertisement for Royal Gift: 384
• New York 3 October 1789: 385
• AlexandriaVirginia22 April 1790: 386
• United States 19 September 1796: 389
• CHRONOLOGY: 399
• TIES THAT BIND TIES THAT BIND: 403
• Revolutionary War Military Family: 411
• Principal Executive Officers during Washingtons Administrations: 412
• BIBLIOGRAPHY: 413
• INDEX: 419
• ABOUT THE AUTHOR ABOUT THE AUTHOR: 438

Bibliographic information

• Title: George Washington: a biographical companion; ABC-CLIO biographical companion; Biographical Companions Series
• Author: Frank E. Grizzard
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO, 2002
• ISBN: 1576070824, 9781576070826
• Length: 437 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Historical; Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads of State; History / United States / General; Political Science / General