Introduction

The journals of young George Washington were written at the beginning of his military career. The books give us a marvelous insight into the atmosphere in the pre-revolution period in America.

Apart from that significant value, these accounts reveal interesting details about Washington's daily life, military duties, his political opinions, and personal thoughts on current events.

Contents

Journal of My Journey Over the Mountains While Surveying for Lord Thomas Fairfax, Baron of Cameron, in the Northern Neck of Virginia, Beyond the Blue Ridge, in 1747-8

Journal of Major George Washington: Sent by the Hon. Robert Dinwiddie to the Commandant of the French Forces in Ohio, in 1753-4