2024-07-232024-07-232023-02-27https://hdl.handle.net/10929/125654It was in this small room that General Washington carried out much of the daily business and correspondence which enabled the Continental Army to survive the brutal winter of 1779-80. In April of 1780, a Congressional Committee met with General Washington in this room to inquire about the status of the Army. On your left is an 18th Century strongbox of the type used to secure gold and silver coinage. The green Windsor chair is a Ford family piece. In the early spring of 1780, Washington constructed a log office next to this room for his staff use. The structure no longer stands.Original file name Washington's Office 2 (2).jpg3600 x 2800Each photograph within this collection is protected by copyright and/or related rights. Therefore, these photos may only be used in a way that is permitted by copyright and related rights legislation. The following terms of use for State Library patrons shall apply. 1. Educational Institution/student use is permitted as long as such usage adheres to all copyright and related rights legislation. In these instances, these photographs may only be used for educational or historical purposes. 2. Non-Commercial use is permitted without permission from the rights holder, as long as such use adheres to all copyright and related right legislation. 3. Under no circumstances may these photographs be used for commercial purposes without the direct permission of the rights-holder. 4. Under no circumstances may these photographs be used for political purposes. 5. Users must always give appropriate credit to the photographer. The credit may not in any way suggest the right's holder endorses the user or their use of the photographs. 6. Photographs may be copied or redistributed in any medium or format as long as such use does not violate copyright and related rights legislation. 7. Users may remix, transform, and rebuild upon the original photographs as long as it does not violate copyright and related rights legislation.General Washington' s OfficeThe Study of the Ford MansionThe Ford MansionMorristown National Historical ParkHistoric MorristownNational Historical ParkThe American RevolutionAmerican HistoryUS HistoryGeorge WashingtonContinental ArmyWinter EncampmentHistoryMorristownJockey HollowMorris CountyThe American Revolution in New JerseyThe SkylandsLakelandNew JerseyNJJerseyThe Garden State