File:Plaque dedicated to George Washington and Jeremiah Wadsworth.jpg
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English: Plaque on granite outside of the Wadsworth Atheneum dedicated to George Washington and Jeremiah Wadsworth.
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| Date | Taken on 12 June 2013, 15:50:48 | ||
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| Author | Zeete | ||
| Inscription | George Washington was entertained by Colonel Jeremiah Wadsworth in his home on this site, on June 30, 1775, when on his way to Cambridge to assume command of the army.
On September 21, 22, 23, 1780 with Lafayette, General Knox and Governor Jonathon Trumbull, Washington held here his first conference with the French commander Count Rochambeau and Admiral Ternay to concert joint military and naval plans. In 1781, Washington was also in Hartford. March 4, 16, 17, 18 and May 19, 21 During his "tour through the eastern states" in 1789, Washington was in Hartford on October 19, 20, 21 and November 9, 10. On October 20, he was entertained by Colonel Wadsworth. |
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| Dedication | To mark this site associated with his name this tablet is erected by the Connecticut Daughters of the American Revolution in abiding reverence for Washington.
February 22, 1932 The two hundredth anniversary of his birth. |
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