Church review . heater. On the ridge of thehills, with their clumps of brush andtrees. I .was told had been located thefortifications of Washingtons army. A village of a few hundred people isscattered along the small creek whichflows in front of the headquarters houseand passes under the high embank-ment of the railroad. Here Potts had gagemaster of the army, and pewterware of various kinds, including a platewith a hook for carrying it, used by thesoldiers. There is a postscript to thePennsylvania Gazette dated FridayEvening, Five OClock, December 24,1773- 1 copied a manuscript letter writtenb
Church review . heater. On the ridge of thehills, with their clumps of brush andtrees. I .was told had been located thefortifications of Washingtons army. A village of a few hundred people isscattered along the small creek whichflows in front of the headquarters houseand passes under the high embank-ment of the railroad. Here Potts had gagemaster of the army, and pewterware of various kinds, including a platewith a hook for carrying it, used by thesoldiers. There is a postscript to thePennsylvania Gazette dated FridayEvening, Five OClock, December 24,1773- 1 copied a manuscript letter writtenby Washington concerning some ma-chine which the inventor probablywanted to show: Monday willbequite agreeable to meto see the operation of Col. Andersonsmachine. And eight oclock a conven-ient hour. I shall expect you accord-ingly. I am Yr. ob. sert. G. Washington. Saturday 20th Aug., 79Saml Powell, Esq. It was here that Washington spentthe trying winter of 1777-78, with un-scrupulous intriguers plotting against. WASHINGTONS HEADQUARTERS, VALLEY FORGE. the house was used by Mr. Potts andhis family. During the latter part ofthe winter a log-cabin addition wasbuilt to the house to dine in. The housie is built of stone, withthick walls. Below one of thewindows the general had a box made toappear as part of the casement, with ablind trap-door at the top in which tokeep his valuable papers. The bitterly cold winter passied, andhere in May came the encouragingnews that France had recognized thestruggling colonies. On May 7 thearmy was drawn up, and the cannonsfired a salute of joy, and the soldiersshouted, Long live the king of FrancelWhen General Washington retired withMrs. Washington leaning on his arm,there was another outburst of huzzar-ing. Long live General Washington*.Long live Lady Washington\ It was in a forge in the early days, the iron usedbeing made in a furnace in ChesterCounty and conveyed to Potts forge,known from 1757 as the Valley Forge. I tried the old-fashioned lat
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