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Washington and Virginia Leaders at the First Continental Congress
The piece traces Washington’s private joys and sorrows and Virginia’s rise to leadership as delegates converge for the 1774 Philadelphia congress. It contrasts Adams and Henry with Washington’s action focus, notes the Massachusetts lax leadership, and highlights Virginia’s primacy and the distinct characters of Adams, Lee, and Henry.
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Mount Vernon
New York
Patsy Custis
Jack Custis
Washington
Boston
England
East India Company
Massachusetts
Burgesses
Virginia
America
Agant Dunmore
Raleigh Tavern
Lord Dunmore
Palace
Lady Dunmore
Raleigh
Peyton Randolph
Richard Henry Lee
Patrick Henry
Richard Bland
Edmund Pendleton
George Washington
Benjamin Harrison
Congress of the Colonies
Philadelphia
Congress
Henry
Pendilton
Fauquier
Mr. Henry
Colony
Harrison
Philadelpha
Foot
Jericho
Colonel Harrison
North
Mr. Bland
Old England
John Adams
Thomas Cushing
Samuel Adams
Robert Treat Paine
Continent
Cushing
Paine
Congress of Committees
Massacusetts
New
Joseph Hawley
Great Britain
Thomas Mifflin
New England