Dinwiddie, Robert, 1693-1770
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
George Washington, Philadelphia, to Governor Robert Dinwiddie, 1757 March 10
Item — Box: 33, Folder: 1757.03.10
Identifier: 2019-SC-014
Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed. Washington writes about the service and loyalty of the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War.
Dates:
1757 March 10
Letter, George Washington, Belvoir, to Robert Dinwiddie, 1754 March 7
Item — Box: 37, Folder: 1754.03.07
Identifier: RM-1225
Abstract
In March 1754 Major George Washington prepared for his first military mission – to build a fort at the Allegheny, Ohio, and Monongahela Rivers in response a growing French presence in the region. He followed direct orders from Lieutenant Governor Robert Dinwiddie and recruited approximately 150 Virginia soldiers to join him. With minimal pay and incentive, recruitment was not an easy task. And, in the months leading up to the westward expedition, Washington wrote several letters to Dinwiddie...
Dates:
1754 March 7
