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  • September 29, 1775: David McConaughy

    Cover art for September 29, 1775: Portrait of David McConaughy by unknown author - Image from Washington & Jefferson College's Learned T. Bulman '48 Historic Archives & Museum, part of the U. Grant Miller Library Digital Archives., Public Domain

    During the episode we noted that not much is known about David McConaughy’s early life. Even his adult life isn’t especially well-documented. We don’t even know who painted the portrait in today’s cover art.

    But there’s no question that, even if the man himself is a bit of a cypher, his legacy at Washington College is not.

    Meanwhile, another couple of Washingtons are in communication with each other. Lund Washington, a cousin of George, is taking care of Mount Vernon in George’s absence. Unfortunately, he’s having a rather tough week.

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  • July 19, 1775: John Andrew Shulze

    Cover art for July 19, 1775: photo of John Andrew Shulze, date and photographer unknown. via Wikimedia Commons.

    John Andrew Shulze was the sixth governor of Pennsylvania and a member of the Muhlenberg political clan. So this was a guy with some heavy firepower behind him, and he managed to use some of it in righteous ways.

    Shulze wasn’t completely successful with all of his endeavors, but even when he failed, he laid the groundwork for someone after him to succeed at it.

    After retiring from his job as governor, he was a delegate to the Whig Party’s first convention in 1839 and was president of Pennsylvania’s Electoral College in 1840, when William Henry Harrison became President of the United States.

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