We all know that George refused a salary when he served as the commander of American forces in the Revolution. However, did we know that the bill he submitted to the Continental Congress for his expenses was in excess of $ 450,000 (The article does not say if that is 1783 or 2009 money). The article notes that historians are now going over financial records GW left that up till now had been mostly ignored.
(Source: "Long-ignored logs reveal father of his country, too" by Joel Achenbach of the Washington Post. In The Virginian Pilot on 10/14/09).
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