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Title: The farmer boy and how he became commander-in-chief
Year: 1867 (1860s)
Authors: Thayer, William Makepeace, 1820-1898
Subjects: Washington, George, 1732-1799
Publisher: Boston, Fuller
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
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ite for a military post. This, to-gether with other items meriting attention thathappened to him or occurred to his mind duringthe expedition, he carefully noted down in a journalwhich he kept, to be laid, in the form of a report,before Gov. Dinwiddie, upon his return. The fol-lowing year, as a convincing proof to his countrymenhow entirely they might rely on his foresight andjudgment in such matters, French ofEcers of skilland experience chose this very spot to be the siteof Fort Duquesne, afterwards so famous in the bor-der history of our country. Near the close of thewar, this post fell into the hands of the English,who changed its name to that of Fort Pitt; which intime gave rise to the busy, tln-iving, noisy, dingy,fine young town of Pittsburg, a smoky-looking pic-ture of which you may see any time you choose toconsult your geography. Instead of pushing on directly to the Lakes, MajorWashington turned a little aside from his course,and went down the Ohio about twenty miles, to an
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big talk avith white thunder. 119 Indian village called Logstown. Here, as had beenpreviously arranged, he met a few sachems or chiefsof some of the Western tribes, to kindle a council-fire and have a Bis: Talk. He was received withmuch hospitality and courtesy by a stately old chief,whose Indian name you would not care to hear, as itwould give Master Charlies nut-crackers the jaw-ache to pronounce it. Among the English, however,as he was the head of a leao^ue or union of severaltribes, he usually went by the name of the HalfKing. After the pipe had passed with all due gravi-ty from mouth to mouth, and every warrior, chief,and white man present had taken a wliiiF or two, insign that all was good-will and peace between them,Washington arose, and addressed the Half Kingin a short speech, somewhat after the folio wing-manner : — Your brother, the Governor of Virginia, has sentme with a letter to the big French captain, near LakeErie. What is written therein deeply concerns youand your

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