Edward Larson talked about George Washington's role in the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Washington agreed to participate as the delegate from Virginia and was then voted to preside over the ...

George Washington led the war that saw the American colonies win their independence from Britain in 1783. Four years later the general was back at his Virginia plantation, trying to finish a ...

A long-lost letter from George Washington, written in March 1787, suggests that the future first president of the US was once hard-pressed for cash. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...

An impassioned letter penned by George Washington in 1787 about the strengths of the newly written U.S. Constitution was sold at auction in New York on Friday for a record price of $3.2 million.

George Washington’s many ties to Alexandria, Va., included friendships with two men who owned the two properties that make up the house and grounds at 210 Duke St., now on the market for $4.99 ...

On Sept. 14, 1787, delegates at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia put down their quill pens, ... "George Washington was free to join the troop that he had led in war.

A deadlock over the distribution of power threatened to derail the creation of a constitution for the newly formed United ...

Long-lost 1787 letter from George Washington to retired colonel that hints America's first president had financial woes and needed to sell land to raise money is expected to fetch $50,000.

A historical documents dealer announced the discovery of a long-lost letter from George Washington. The 1787 letter shows that the future first president was once hard-pressed for cash. The letter, ...

Constitutional Convention opens, May 25, 1787 By Andrew Glass 05/25/2016 12:00 AM EDT Delegates charged with fixing a broken government met for first time on this day in 1787 at the Pennsylvania ...

George Washington wrote in 1787 — two years before he would become president — a letter of just 111 words to Jacob Morris, grandfather of Julia Kean, who put the note, ...

A historical documents dealer announced the discovery of a long-lost letter from George Washington. The 1787 letter shows that the future first president was once hard-pressed for cash. The letter, ...