He had to come here while negotiations were ongoing. The Hudson was the jugular vein of the Revolution, |
If you had the commander-in-chief in your backyard, wouldn't you try to get right to the source to find out when the war was going to end, when the soldiers were coming home? Times change, but people don't, |
More people know about us all over the nation than in our own backyard which is pretty typical. |
Today, the house reflects a military headquarters, not Dutch family life, ... It is very stark. You can pack quickly and put it on the back of a wagon. The seagrass mats on the floor of the aides-de-camp room became packing material. |
We do our share of Martha-promoting too, |