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9 Education President Lincoln's 75,000 volunteers Pennsylvania Yes See also: George Washington and slavery and Thomas Jefferson and slavery. Further information: Presidents of the United States on U.S postage stamps, 6.6 Southern Mexico 10.2 Citations Historical population The President's House in Philadelphia was Washington's residence from 1790 to 1797.

. ! . . . Washington retreated across the Delaware to Pennsylvania but returned to New Jersey on January 3 launching an attack on British regulars at Princeton with 40 Americans killed or wounded and 273 British killed or captured. American Generals Hugh Mercer and John Cadwalader were being driven back by the British when Mercer was mortally wounded then Washington arrived and led the men in a counterattack which advanced to within 30 yards (27 m) of the British line, On March 1 1847 Alexander W Doniphan occupied Chihuahua City British consul John Potts did not want to let Doniphan search Governor Trias's mansion and unsuccessfully asserted it was under British protection American merchants in Chihuahua wanted the American force to stay in order to protect their business Major William Gilpin advocated a march on Mexico City and convinced a majority of officers but Doniphan subverted this plan Then in late April Taylor ordered the First Missouri Mounted Volunteers to leave Chihuahua and join him at Saltillo the American merchants either followed or returned to Santa Fe Along the way the townspeople of Parras enlisted Doniphan's aid against an Indian raiding party that had taken children horses mules and money. .