Today in Johnson City History, Monday, August 4, 2025
A letter from George Washington, entertaining missionaries, moonshine and more
August, 4, 1775: Two hundred and fifty years ago today, George Washington wrote the following letter to William Trent. The original spellings and punctuations have been preserved.
“George Washington to William Trent, 4 August 1775
“To William Trent
“Camp at Cambridge Augt 4th 1775
“Dr Sir,
“Your Letter of the 22d Ulto came to my hands a few days ago—the hurry of business in which General Gates necessarily got Involved immediately upon his arrival at this Camp put your Memorandum out of his head; which was a matter of no consequence, as Colo. Mercer is already fully advertised of every circumstance relative to the Sale of his Estate.