. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. Ethan Allen. GEORGE WASHINGTON. 147 LESSON.—George Washington -was chosen Commander-in-chief. Heaccepted and went to Cambridge. Gage had about ten thousand offered pardon to all rebels except Samuel Adams and John left the room. He finally accepted the office, saying: I willdo my best, but he refused to take pay for his services. At this time, Washington was forty-three years old and in the prime of reputation as a military commanderhad been spread over the colonies, andhe hjid impressed the
. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. Ethan Allen. GEORGE WASHINGTON. 147 LESSON.—George Washington -was chosen Commander-in-chief. Heaccepted and went to Cambridge. Gage had about ten thousand offered pardon to all rebels except Samuel Adams and John left the room. He finally accepted the office, saying: I willdo my best, but he refused to take pay for his services. At this time, Washington was forty-three years old and in the prime of reputation as a military commanderhad been spread over the colonies, andhe hjid impressed the delegates to thefirst Congress as being a man of goodcommon sense and of sterling characteristic promptness, AVasli-ington set out at once for Cambridgeto take charge of the forces there. Meanwhile General Gage had been joined by GeneralsHowe, Clinton, and Burgoyne, who had brought more soldierswith them, so that there w^ere about ten thousand Britishtroops in Boston. Gage thought that theAmericans would be afraid of so manysoldiers, and would disperse to their homesas soon as they could. So he sent word tothem that, if they would go home and notfight any more, he would pardon all ofthem excepting Samuel Adams and JohnHancock. But they took no notice of hisoffer. A Committee of Safe
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