George Washington was no myth — just a man, warts and all. ... His defense could be seen in a letter written to the Delaware Nation in 1779, when he wrote: “I am a warrior.” 7.

MARBLEHEAD, MASS. (WHDH) - The public got their first look at a piece of history with local ties this weekend as the Marblehead Museum and /marblehead-museum-acquires-1779-george-washington-letter ...

George Washington served as the first president of the United States from age 57 in 1789 to age 65 in 1797, but before that, he was known for his military leadership during the French and Indian ...

In 1779, the American artist Charles Willson Peale painted a portrait of George Washington, depicting the president after an American victory over the British at the 1777 Battle of Princeton.