The Inn 1726

enezdez · Jan 15, 2022

"Little Red Building"...
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"The Red Barn"...
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"Village Inn 1726"...
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Enezdez

Jeff15 · Jan 16, 2022

Very good set of an interesting place.....

PJM · Jan 16, 2022

Nice set... Good framing on #2.

ivanz · Jan 16, 2022

Nice captures here enezed. #3 is my fav.

K9Kirk · Jan 16, 2022

Interesting how in #1 the tree and grass are blurred out, it makes the buildings stand out more. Looks like some serious haloing in #2 but other than that the sky looks foreboding/cool. Man, that's one tiny Inn, it reminds me of the small cabins for motorcyclists @ two wheels of Suches, in Georgia. overall, a nice set.

Two Wheels of Suches | Motorcycle Campground & Lodge in Suches, Georgia

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jeffashman · Jan 17, 2022

Nice set! I like #1, with the sharpness of the buildings, and the shadow of the tree on the far building.

enezdez · Jan 22, 2022

Jeff15 said:
Very good set of an interesting place.....

@Jeff15 Thanks, and yes it is....see below...

PJM said:
Nice set... Good framing on #2.

@PJM Thanks man...see below...

ivanz said:
Nice captures here enezed. #3 is my fav.

@ivanz Thank you, you are relatively new on TPF welcome aboard....see below...

K9Kirk said:
Interesting how in #1 the tree and grass are blurred out, it makes the buildings stand out more. Looks like some serious haloing in #2 but other than that the sky looks foreboding/cool. Man, that's one tiny Inn, it reminds me of the small cabins for motorcyclists @ two wheels of Suches, in Georgia. overall, a nice set.

Two Wheels of Suches | Motorcycle Campground & Lodge in Suches, Georgia

twowheelsofsuches.com

@K9Kirk Thank you, but there isn't any haloing going on...see below...

jeffashman said:
Nice set! I like #1, with the sharpness of the buildings, and the shadow of the tree on the far building.

@jeffashman Thanks, see below....

I cut & paste from the Revolutionary War New Jersey website...

Enjoy the history, I certainly did and remember freedom is not free, it is paid by those that gave all for us to enjoy their fruits...freedom...

June 24 - 27, 1778 / Prior to the Battle of Monmouth
Including General Charles Lee making his Headquarters in Englishtown on June 27

In June 1778, British forces were marching across New Jersey. They had abandoned Philadelphia and were marching towards New York City, the main British stronghold throughout the Revolutionary War. The Continental (American) Army had left their camp at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, and were marching across New Jersey in pursuit of the British.

On June 24, 1778, General George Washington held a council of war with his officers in Hopewell. A plan was devised to have an advance force of troops make an attack on the rear guard of the British troops. General Washington offered the command of this advance force to his second in command, General Charles Lee, who turned it down. Lee who had only recently returned to the army after spending sixteen months in British captivity following his capture in Basking Ridge in December 1776, voiced reservations about the ability of the American army to directly attack the British. Washington gave the command to General Lafayette.

The following day, Lee changed his mind, and asked Washington to give him command of this advance force. Washington agreed. On June 27, Lee moved into Englishtown with about 5,000 troops and made his headquarters here. The British army under General Henry Clinton were about five miles away in Monmouth Courthouse (Freehold). Washington was with the remaining 7,000 troops of the Continental Army at Ponolopon Bridge in what is now Monroe Township. During the afternoon of the 27th, Washington rode to Englishtown to meet with Lee. Washington ordered Lee to attack the British the following morning if possible. [1]

General Lee and General Washington at The Battle of Monmouth, June 28, 1778
And General Washington making his Headquarters in Englishtown following the Battle

On the morning of June 28, Lee received word from Washington that he was to "bring on an engagement or attack the enemy as soon as possible unless some very powerful circumstance forbid it." [2] Lee did make the attack on the rear guard of the British forces in Monmouth Courthouse (Freehold), the beginning of the Battle of Monmouth. However, Lee retreated and was confronted by an angry George Washington on the field. The following eyewitness account of what happened next comes from Captain John Mercer, who served as an aide-de-camp to General Lee: [3]

"When we came up to General Washington, I was close by General Lee, and heard the conversation that passed between them; General Washington first accosted General Lee, by asking him: What is all this? General Lee not well hearing him, the question was repeated. General Washington in the second question asked: What all that confusion was for, and retreat? General Lee said he saw no confusion but what had arose from his orders not being properly obeyed. General Washington mentioned that he had certain information that it was but a strong covering party of the enemy. General Lee replied that it might be so, but they were rather stronger than he was and that he did not think it was proper to risk so much, or words to that purport; General Washington replied, then he should not have undertaken it and passed by him."
[Presumably, by "he should not have undertaken it," Washington meant either that Lee should not have requested to undertake the command of this advance force, or that he should not have undertaken the attack.]

The Exchange of Letters by Generals Lee and Washington - June 29 and 30

Following the Battle of Monmouth, Washington made his headquarters in Englishtown on June 29-30. During that time, an exchange of letters occurred between Lee and Washington, which led to Lee's being arrested and held for court-martial.
The complete text of the five letters exchanged by Generals Lee and Washington on June 29-30 appears below.

Note the following before reading these letters:
1. The spelling, punctuation and abbreviations in these letters has not been modernized or corrected.
2. Lee addresses his superior officer Washington as "Your Excellency." In one instance, he abbreviates it to "Excy."
3. Each of these letters concluded with some abbreviated variation of "I am your most obedient and humble servant." This was a common closing among officers at the time. Both men maintain this decorum throughout this exchange, despite the heat of their dispute.

Lee wrote the first of his letters either on June 29th or early on the 30th. He mistakenly dated the letter July 1. [4]

Camp English Town July 1, 1778 [Actually June 29 or 30]

Sir

From the knowledge I have of your Excys character—I must conclude that nothing but the misinformation of some very stupid, or misrepresentation of some very wicked person coud have occasioned your making use of so very singular expressions as you did on my coming up to the ground where you had taken post—They implyed that I was guilty either of disobedience of orders, of want of conduct, or want of courage. Your Excellency will therefore infinitely oblige me by letting me know on which of these three articles you ground your charge—that I may prepare for my justification which I have the happiness to be confident I can do to the army, to the Congress, to America, and to the world in general. Your excellency must give me leave to observe that neither yourself nor those about your person, could from your situation be in the least judges of the merits or demerits of our measures—And to speak with a becoming pride, I can assert that to these manouvers the success of the day was entirely owing—I can boldly say, that had we remained on the first ground, or had we advanced, or had the retreat been conducted in a manner different from what it was, this whole army and the interests of America would have risked being sacrificed. I ever had (and hope ever shall have the greatest respect and veneration for General Washington) I think him endowed with many great and good qualities, but in this instance I must pronounce that he has been guilty of an act of cruel injustice towards a man who certainly has some pretensions to the regard of every servant of this country—And I think Sir, I have a right to demand some reparation for the injury committed—and unless I can obtain it, I must in justice to myself, when this campaign is closed, [(]which I believe will close the war) retire from a service at the head of which is placed a man capable of offering such injuries. But at the same time in justice to you I must repeat that I from my soul believe, that it was not a motion of your own breast, but instigaged by some of those dirty earwigs who will for ever insinuate themselves near persons in high office—for I really am convinced that when General Washington acts from himself no man in his army will have reason to complain of injustice or indecorum. I am, Sir, and hope I ever shall have reason to continue your most sincerely devoted humble servt

Charles Lee

Washington replied with this letter: [5]

Head Qrs English Town June 30th 1778

Sir

I received your letter (dated thro’ mistake the 1st of July) expressed as I conceive, in terms highly improper. I am not conscious of having made use of any very singular expressions at the time of my meeting you, as you intimate. What I recollect to have said, was dictated by duty and warranted by the occasion. As soon as circumstances will permit, you shall have an opportunity, either of justifying yourself to the army, to Congress, to America, and to the world in General; or of convincing them that you were guilty of a breach of orders and of misbehaviour before the enemy on the 28th Inst. in not attacking them as you had been directed and in making an unnecessary, disorderly, and shameful retreat. I am Sir your most obt servt

Go: Washington

In Lee's response, he apologizes for misdating his previous letter. However, he also misdates this letter. [6]

Camp June the 28th 1778 [Actually June 30]

Sir

I beg your Excellency’s pardon for the inaccuracy in misdating my letter—you cannot afford me greater pleasure than in giving me the opportunity of shewing to America the sufficiency of her respective servants—I trust that temporary power of office and the tinsel dignity attending it will not be able by all the mists they can raise to affuscate the bright rays of truth, in the mean time your Excellency can have no objection to my retiring from the army—I am Sir your most obt hble servt

Charles Lee

Before Washington had time to reply, Lee sent another letter to him. For the first time, Lee dates the letter correctly: [7]

Camp June 30th 1778

Sir

Since I had the honor of addressing my letter by Col. Fitzgerald to your Excellency I have reflected on both your situation and mine, and beg leave to observe that it will be for our mutual convenience that a Court of inquiry should be immediately ordered—but I could wish it might be a court martial—for if the affair is drawn into length it may be difficult to collect the necessary evidences, and perhaps might bring on a paper war betwixt the adherents to both parties—which may occasion some disagreeable feuds on the Continent—for all are not my friends, nor all your admirers—I must intreat therefore from your love of justice that you will immediately exhibit your charge—and that on the first halt, I may be brought to a tryal—and am Sir your most obt hble servt

Charles Lee

Washington's final letter to Lee that day: [8]

Head Quarters English Town June 30. 1778

Sir

Your letter by Colo. Fitzgerald and also one of this date have been duly received. I have sent Colo. Scammel, the Adjutant General to put you in arrest, who will deliver you a copy of the charges on which you will be tryed. I am Sir Yr most obt servt

Aftermath

Lee was arrested, and the sessions for the court-martial began on July 4-6 in New Brunswick. The next sessions were held on July 10 - 15 in the Old Paramus Church in what is now Ridgewood. Later sessions took place in New York State.

The court-martial included three charges against Lee:

First—For disobedience of orders in not attacking the Enemy on the 28th of June agreeable to repeated instructions.
Secondly—For Misbehaviour before the Enemy on the same day by making an unnecessary, disorderly & shameful Retreat.
Thirdly—For disrespect to the Commander in Chief in two Letters dated the 1st of July and the 28th of June.

Lee was found guilty of all three charges, but the word "shameful" was not included for the second count in the court-martial's verdict. He was sentenced " to be suspended from any command in the armies of The United States of North America, for the term of twelve months." [9]

Lee's reputation could not recover from the verdict, and in fact he never returned to the army. He died October 2, 1782 in Philadelphia.

K9Kirk · Jan 22, 2022

Not to be argumentative, I just want to know what it is, but why is there a blue lining around the top of the building, the tree and light in color (almost white) behind the tree? Is that from something other than haloing?

enezdez · Jan 22, 2022

K9Kirk said:
Not to be argumentative, I just want to know what it is, but why is there a blue lining around the top of the building, the tree and light in color (almost white) behind the tree? Is that from something other than haloing?

@K9Kirk I can understand why you might think there is Haloing Effect, because it's happening near the structure and trees, but the reality is that there is just a difference in the light...

FYI, really liked your GBH...