On This Day: Washington deeply skeptical of Mohawk leaders abandoning neutrality

On This Day: Washington deeply skeptical of Mohawk leaders abandoning neutrality

The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George Washington, the Continental Congress, and the men and women whose bravery and sacrifice led up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Jan. 27, 1776 Cambridge, Massachusetts It has been a handful of days since Gen. George Washington received word of the failure in the Dec. 31 battle for Quebec. Was…