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Description: A brief look at Washington's extravagant expense account while General of the Continental Army.
History House: Put it on Washington's Tab Put it on Washington's Tab Put it on Washington's Tab General George Washington of the US Continental Army abuses his expense account. George Washington, one of the founding fathers of the United States, famously declined a salary to head the Continental Army in 1775. Instead, he merely insisted that Congress take care of his "expenses". When you take a look at that expense account, the first thing you notice is how well Washington lived on it -- in an average year he spent double what he would later make as President. You might say the father of our country is the father of padding his receipts.
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Page title:History House: Put it on Washington's Tab
Keywords:history, historical, george washington, usa, american revolution, july 4, independence, expense, valley forge, expense account, Washington, preseident, US presidents, presidential expenses, government expenses, tax-payer funding, american history, US history
Description:General George Washington of the US Continental Army abuses his expense account.
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