tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post5566185873041768836..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: Mrs. General Washington Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-78821906920559117562014-06-03T12:53:08.196-05:002014-06-03T12:53:08.196-05:00The British Museum's website has some addition...The British Museum's website has some additional information about the cartoon. Apparently the cartoon was published with an article which claimed that Mrs. Washington had died and on her deathbed she'd admitted that George Washington was actually a woman. <br /><br />She knew this when she married him but stayed married out of a sense of refined friendship. <br /><br />That makes me suspect that the reason the Frenchman is saying "mon Amy" instead of "mon ami" is to highlight this (presumably they're saying Amy was Washington's name?).John Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15768771014487413321noreply@blogger.com