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2 unusual facts about James McHenry


Dey Mansion

During his stay Washington and his advisers which included Alexander Hamilton, Robert H. Harrison, Tench Tilghman, David Humphreys and James McHenry used the four rooms on the eastern side of the mansion for their bedrooms as well as their military war rooms.

Washington's Aides-de-Camp

James McHenry, a Philadelphia Irishman, a medical student under Benjamin Rush, served as a surgeon early in the war.



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