_First Military Appointment_ 89
IN WHICH THE YOUNG READER WILL LEARN HOW WASHINGTON, AT THE
EARLY AGE OF NINETEEN, BECAME ONE OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERALS OF
THE PROVINCE OF VIRGINIA; AND HOW HE WENT ON A VOYAGE TO THE
WEST INDIES IN COMPANY WITH HIS BROTHER LAWRENCE, WHO, BEING IN
QUEST OF HEALTH, AND FAILING TO FIND IT THERE, RETURNED HOME TO
DIE.