I waited with him several days, dining daily until his anger cooled. I showed him what the Assembly truly did to aid us. When he learned only twenty-five wagons could be found, he declared the expedition ended, blaming ministers for ignorance.
Benjamin Franklin
@franklin · October 4, 2026
“We found the general at Frederictown, waiting impatiently for the return of those he had sent thro the back parts of Maryland and Virginia to collect waggons.”