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JUMONVILLE INCIDENT
ByJumonville Incident: May 28,1754
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Did the Chief Half King tomahawk the skull of French Officer Jumonville when he was a wounded prisoner — in front of Washington?
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And why did Washington sign his name to a French document calling Washington an “assassin” ?
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There were many accounts of this.
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George Washington’s letters
see 11th paragraph 29 May 1754 Washington letter to Dinwiddie
31 May 1754 Washington letter to John Augustine
29 May 1754 Washington letter to Joshua Fry
Click Next Page of this story in Washington’s Diary
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1757 GW writes about Assassin Mis-interpretation
https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Date%3A1757-01-01%20Author%3A%22Washington%2C%20George%22&s=1111311111&r=1
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Adam Stephen’s account
John Shaw – not an eye witness
Monceau’s account
Lt Joseph-Gaspard Chaussegros de Lery records Contrecour’s recital of Denis Kaninguen‘s testimony
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This article is from the Winchester Star
17 November 2014 the 13th Annual Meeting
of the French and Indian War Foundation
Click on each page of article. Click again to enlarge.
Wednesday November 19, 2014 column by Adrian O’Connor in the Winchester Star about the 13th Annual Meeting
13TH Annual Meeting
of French and Indian War Foundation
Sunday, November 16 2014
2pm to 4pm
215pm Business Meeting and Award
3pm Speaker Mr. Paul R. Misencik,
author of
“George Washington and the Half-King Chief Tanacharison“,
At Godfrey Miller Home at Woltz Pavilion
28 S Loudoun St.
on the Old Town walking mall Winchester VA.
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