Ford Mansion significant person George Washington
The Ford Mansion, also known as Washington's Headquarters, is a classic 18th-century American home located at 30 Washington Place in Morristown, New Jersey that served as General George Washington's headquarters from December 1779 to June 1780 during the American Revolutionary War. 
The house was built in Georgian architectural style in 1774 by Jacob Ford Jr. It is now owned by the National Park Service. It was acquired by the Washington Association of New Jersey in 1873. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966 as part of the Morristown National Historical Park.Location
George Washington and the Continental Army were obliged to set up an encampment in Morristown because of transportation problems. Washington liked Morristown's "defensible terrain, important communication routes, and access to critical resources.".  The Ford family had businesses in iron mines and forges, a gristmill, a hemp-mill, and a gunpowder mill that were all stationed near the house.  These businesses were useful to the army in getting resources.
The surrounding community was made up of 250 residents and 70 buildings.  In 1777, many high-ranking officials rented these houses.  Unfortunately, an epidemic of smallpox spread through the town from the soldiers, making the townspeople somewhat bitter to Washington's troops when they arrived in 1779.Washington's army was stationed at Jockey Hollow while Washington stayed in Ford Mansion.  Jockey Hollow is five miles south of Washington's Headquarters.Resistance of 1779–1780
After Ford's death, Mrs. Theodosia Ford gained ownership of the mansion. According to Pfister, "Mrs. Ford held the family together and kept the farm and family business a profitable endeavor".Prior to Washington's arrival, the house was considered a "great human tragedy for the Ford family" because it was rented in 1777 to Continental Army troops that developed smallpox. When Washington arrived, he asked permission from the widow if he could stay in the mansion and paid her rent.  General Washington, Martha Washington, five aides-de-camp, and 18 servants stayed in the mansion.Mrs. Ford and her four children occupied two of the four downstairs bedrooms and reserved the kitchen for her own personal use.Commander-in-Chief
Washington arrived at Ford mansion in December 1779. The location was perfect for him because the American capital was in Philadelphia and the British Army capital was in Manhattan. It allowed Washington to keep a close eye on the British and enabled him to send letters successfully to the Continental Congress.Washington wrote many letters to Congress explaining the poor predicament that his troops were in during his stay at the Ford Mansion.  His place of work was in the private study, which was located on the first floor of the house.  Washington's aides-de-camp worked in the parlor, which became the military office.  These included Alexander Hamilton, Robert H. Harrison, Tench Tilghman, Richard Meade, and James McHenry. The only record of Washington's stay at the mansion was a letter from Richard Meade to Mrs. Ford, dated July 26, 1780: