... died. Twelve had their homes burned. Four lost sons by capture or death. Nine of the 56 died from wounds in the Revolutionary Army. Twenty-four of them were lawyers/jurists. Eleven were merchants. Nine were farmers. All lost their fortunes ...

... group about George Washington. Emphasizing how his life had prepared him to serve as the commanding general of the Revolutionary armies, Mrs. Crofoot told about his training as a surveyor by his father, his great respect for his stepbrother, Lawrence ...