Tag: William Lee
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Forced To Serve
The system of slavery was so deeply ingrained in colonial American culture that when white officers joined the Continental Army they brought along a valet. This was a delicate way of saying that they were bringing an enslaved man to war, for no pay, to take care of them and sometimes even put them in…
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Full House: George And Martha Washington Visit Clermont
George Washington and Martha Washington visited Clermont in the summer of 1783. George was on his way to visit the northern theater of the war and Martha would be staying with Margaret Beekman Livingston while George was in the north. When this incident is talked about at the site it is told as “George and…
Clermont State Historic Site 