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This week episode 307 the Continental Congress after Yorktown.

Over the last few episodes we've covered the ongoing war in the Carolinas

and the war spreading around the world.

We last left the main Continental Army back in episode 300 with the surrender at Yorktown.

Following the victory at Yorktown, the bulk of the Continental Army returned to the area

around British occupied New York City.

General Washington left the Army for a time.

He ordered General Benjamin Lincoln to take charge of the Army's movement back to New York.

Washington left Yorktown on November 5th. His first stop was to visit his stepson, who was recuperating from camp fever that far from Yorktown where he could receive better care. Washington arrived there the day after leaving

Yorktown, only to find Custis had died moments before his arrival.

For the next few days, Washington escorted his grieving wife and daughter-in-law back to Mount Vernon.

It took more than a week to get home as every town along the way wanted to celebrate the victory at Yorktown with the commander.

Washington remained at Mount Vernon for only a few days before heading on to Philadelphia.

The Continental Congress was still celebrating the victory at Yorktown when Washington arrived on November 26th.

As celebrations aside, Washington had some real concerns about the state of the Congress.

John Hanson of Maryland had been unanimously elected

president a few weeks earlier.

Hanson had only been in Congress for a little over a year,

and it seems that no one really wanted the job as

president. The office came with a great deal of responsibility, but no power.

Hanson took over from Thomas McKeine of Delaware, who had only taken the office for a few

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