But now, obviously, there is no hope left for a reconciliation.
Grandfather looks undone.
To lighten his mood a little, I ask him how many committees he belongs to now. He shakes himself back to my presence. I'm just beginning. On July 3, I was made president of the committee of safety, the crucial one, created to procure arms and ammunition, appoint inspectors, select the proper site for a fort at Red Bank and prepare the defense of the river. It meets every day except Sunday from 6 to 9 in the morning, before Congress starts its meetings.