# George Washington

This historical interpretation places Washington in Boston in 1777. He studies campaign maps and handles dispatches in a blue-and-buff command uniform.

Character · Fictionalized · Established

Stable ID: `washington-boston-1777-george-washington` · Revision 1 · Updated 2026-10-30

Context: [Washington in Boston, 1777](/field-guide/collections/washington-boston-1777/)

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## At a glance

- George Washington as a historically recognizable adult man in 1777, about forty-five years old, very tall and broad-shouldered with a long face, high forehead, prominent nose, firm mouth, pale weathered complexion, powdered natural hair tied back, clean-shaven jaw, reserved expression, and erect military posture

- Measured, formal, restrained, and deliberate; military command language without modern slang.

## Open questions

- What further details should be carried forward from this source?

## Sources

- Unpublished source notes: Washington in Boston, 1777: character.json (revision sha256:b1f5063bdc266dfcc38222260c6011078325b08b7ea322e2944933e97f073deb)

- Unpublished source notes: Washington in Boston, 1777: main.json (revision sha256:ba7264243ba36c4eed4e9a0a0f781c9f0277e8b3be53553e3066d7bf0037559e)

## Reference library

### Source reference

![George Washington: life reference.png](/field-guide/assets/imported/universe-washington-boston-1777-characters-george-washington-life-reference-b688777761.png)

Existing source reference for George Washington.

[Download original](/field-guide/assets/imported/universe-washington-boston-1777-characters-george-washington-life-reference-b688777761.png) · Unpublished source notes: Washington in Boston, 1777: life\_reference.png · v1 · SHA-256: `b688777761b2b006623b04f2dfa1992231ad025fd1bc11d7f308ef6c1a06d44f`