Historic fields and mansions of Middlesex . Father,why dont you say grace at once over the whole barrel of flouror pork, instead of doing so three times a day 1 Neither his-tory nor tradition has preserved the respectable tallow-chan-dlers reply. The first steps taken by Washington to form a body-guardwere in orders of the 11th of March, 1776, by which the com-manding officers of the regiments of the established armywere directed to furnish four men each, selected for theirhonesty, sobriety, and good behavior. The men were to befrom five feet eight to five feet ten inches in height, hand-somel
Historic fields and mansions of Middlesex . Father,why dont you say grace at once over the whole barrel of flouror pork, instead of doing so three times a day 1 Neither his-tory nor tradition has preserved the respectable tallow-chan-dlers reply. The first steps taken by Washington to form a body-guardwere in orders of the 11th of March, 1776, by which the com-manding officers of the regiments of the established armywere directed to furnish four men each, selected for theirhonesty, sobriety, and good behavior. The men were to befrom five feet eight to five feet ten inches in height, hand-somely and well made, and, as the General laid great stressupon cleanliness in the soldier, he requested that partic-ular attention might be paid to the choice of such as were neat and spruce. The General stipulated that the can-didates for his guard should be drilled men, and perfectlywilling to enter upon this new duty. They were not re-quired to bring either arms or uniform, which indicates the 308 HISTORIC FIELDS AND MANSIONS OF FLAG OF THE BODY-GUARD. Generals intention to newly arm and clothe his guard. Thiswas the origin of the celebrated corps oVelite. Caleb Gibbs ofRhode Island wasthe first commanderof the Life had been adjutantof Glovers regiment,and must have rec-ommended himselfto the commander-in-chief. After the wTarhe resided in Boston,and was made navalstore-keeper, with anoffice in Battery-march Street. Washington took his departure from the Yassall house be-tween the 4th and 10th of April, 1776, for New York. Onthe 4th he wrote from Cambridge to the president of Congress,and on the 11th he was at New Haven en route to New the occasion of his third visit to Boston, in 1789, he againpassed through Cambridge and stopped about an hour at hisold headquarters. He then received a military salute from theMiddlesex militia, who were drawn up on Cambridge Commonwith General Brooks at their head. The next person to claim our attention is Nathaniel
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