That famous description of George Washington by his friend ... be permitted once more to retire.” But the “early period” dragged into eight years, as the former patriots argued and debated ...

The Washington family moved to Ferry Farm Plantation in 1738. Located on the Rappahanock River, Washington would spend most of his childhood there. George was only 11 years old when his father died.

Washington won the presidency by unanimous electoral vote in both 1788 and in 1792. Challenges Upon his inauguration as the first president on April 30, 1789, George Washington assumed office under ...