Tag: New York

Portraits of William Tryon and George Washington

25 June 1775 George Washington amd William Tryon arrive in New York on the same day

On the 15th of June 1775, George Washington was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the recently established Continental Army. He was heading to Boston from Philadelphia, when he entered New York on the 25th of June. There was a procession through the streets of the city. People, Alexander Hamilton and Hercules Mulligan among them, were cheering  the

25 November 1783 Last British troops leave New York

25 November 1783 -The last British troops leave New York City three months after the signing of the Treaty of Paris.

4 March 1789 The first Congress of the United States meets

The first Congress of the United States meets in New York, putting the United States Constitution into effect.