Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-14
TABLETS TO MARK
WASHINGTON TRIP
Sons of American Revolution
Will Erect Tablets Showing
His Exact Route.

In celebration of the 18TH aniYer
sary of George Washington journe.
through this state to take command
of the Continental army, the New
Jersey members of the Sons of tn
American Revolution will mark GU
the route by series of memors
tablets.
The Father of His Country, in ina
historic trip. left Philadelphia jun
%. 1775. passed through Trenton, New
Brunswick and Newark and went OF
10 Cambridge. Mass. Tablets at thes'
and other stopping places will perma
nently identify the exact route NJ
| took.
Tho SONS of the Revolution nave
olso arraneed to make pilgrimage
d,lnlicating Washington trip. Int
tourney will take from June 70
n,lv 3. but 1t will allow the natlona
ofieers of the society to take part II
the local celebrations at each OF ln'
stopping places.
The Itinerary.
william S. Baker, author of The
1tinererv of General Washington,
which was published in 1899, by the
]. B. Lippineott Company, is ao7
thoritv for the route to be taken III
fine march. A brief account OF Cen
era1 Washington's journey, together
with the events that led to his de-
narture. is seen in the following eX-
tracts from that publication;
Thursday. June 10, 1775.-At Phila-
dclphia. as a delegate to Congress
from the Colony of Virginia. On TINS
dav Congress. in session at the State
House, resolved.
THAT a general be appointed TO
command all the Continental forces
raised or to be raised for the defense
of American liberty.
'arhat $500 per month be allowed for
the pay and expenses of the general.
Congress then proceeded to the
choice of general by ballot, and
George Washington, Esq, was unani-
hously elected. journal of Congress.
Monday. June 19.-Received his
commission, appointing him general
and commander-in-chief of the army
of the United Colonies, and of all
forces raised for them"
Thursday. June 22.-Farewel sup
per in his honor at the City Tavern.
Friday. June 23.-Washington left
Philadelphia on horseback and traV-
eled in that manner all the way to
Cambridge. General Lee,
General Schuyler, Thomas Miffiin
and Joseph Reed were also of the
party. which before reaching Trenton
was met by a courier bearing dis
patches to Congress concerning the
battle of Bunker Hill. The troop of
light horse which acted as an escort
is now known as the First Troop,
Philadelphia City Cavalry"
Saturday, June 24.-At New Bruins
wick
Sunday, June %. At Newark.
Meets a committee appointed by the
Provincial Congress of New York.
Arrives at New York about
9 O'Clock in the afternoon, crossing
the Hudson at Hoboken.
Monday, June 26.-At New ork;
Receives and answers, at 2:3O in the
afternoon, an address from the New
York Provincial Congress, and leaves
for Kings bridge philadelphia City
Troop returned from here).
Tuesday. June 27-Leave Kings
bridge. General Schuyler ac-
con1panied him to New Rochelle,
where they met and conferred with
General Wooster.
Wednesday, June 2S-At New Haven.
Reviews a military company of stu
dents of Yale College and lodges at
the house of the late Isaac Beers"
thursday. June 29-At Wethers-
field. a The house which he, in
all probability. occupied was next
south of the Webb House., the place
of conference between Washington
and Rochambeau, May %, 1871. The
house. which is still standing, was
afterwards known as the residence of
stephen Chester.
Friday. June 30-At Springfield,
Meets a committee from the Provin-
cial Congress of Massachusetts Bay.
DIR. BENJAMIN Church and Moses Gill
who had provided escorts for the re-
mainder of the journey, through
Rrookfield, Worcester Marlborough
and Watertown.
sunday. July 2-At Watertown. Ar
rived in the morning attended by the
committee and train of other gentle-
men under escort of a company oil
horse from Marlborough and receives
an address from the Provincial Con
gress. Leaves i'll the AFTER
noon for Cambridge, three miles dis
tant. and arrives at , o'clock.
Monday. July 9 At Cambridge
Takes command of the army on Cam
bridge Common at 9 o'clock in the
morning and afterwards visits the
several posts occupied by The Amer
lean troops.