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Revolutionary War era painting depicting correspondence at the time (Photo courtesy of Mount Vernon).
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On This Day: British fleet leaves Boston, destination unknown

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Vice Admiral Molyneux Shuldham a Royal Navy officer and colonial administrator who served for a time as the governor of Newfoundland. (Photo courtesy Mount Vernon.)
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On This Day: Washington studies the British fleet as it lingers in Boston Harbor

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During the Revolutionary War, the Continental Army faced near-dissolution, particularly in the winters of 1776 as one-year enlistments expired and soldiers left, reducing forces by 'hundreds and thousands.' (Photo public domain.)
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On This Day: George Washington is brittle. With expiring enlistments, he knows soldiers will flee ‘like a torrent’

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George Washington.
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On This Day: Washington cuts off shore-to-ship intelligence

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Under the leadership of John Adams, the Second Continental Congress resumed the Consideration of the Declaration, which resolved
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On this Day: The Second Continental Congress moves closer to a declaration of independence

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A map of Boston Harbor in 1776. The red arrow points to Castle William, the British fort destroyed by their own engineers as they evacuated Boston. (Map courtesy of Mount Vernon)
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On This Day: The British blow up their own fort during the evacuation of Boston Harbor

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Second Continental Congress president John Hancock's Beacon Hill home (which is visible in this panoramic watercolor of Boston by Richard Williams, 1775). In the aftermath of the siege of Boston, Gen. George Washington writes to him to give him the good news. (Photo courtesy of the Richard H Brown Revolutionary War map collection).
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On This Day: Washington fears a smallpox outbreak as the British depart

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General William Howe
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On This Day: General Howe decamps for Nova Scotia. He is far from defeated

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Boston Harbor by Franz Xaver Habermann circa 1776 (courtesy John Carter Brown library)
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On This Day: 11,000 British troops evacuate Boston, Washington fears a ruse

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Both Gen. George Washington and British Gen. William Howell plans for Howe retreating from Boston are delayed because of severe weather. (Photo courtesy Mount Vernon.)
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On This Day: Severe weather gripping the East halts Washington’s plans

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