"Late in 1787, George Washington wrote a rare autobiographical account of his service in the French and Indian War. He related his experiences in a compelling eleven-page narrative that includes a vivid account of Braddock's defeat in 1755 and a description of a friendly-fire incident in 1758 that "involved the life of GW in as much jeopardy as it had ever been before or since.""

George Washington's "remarks" -- Transcription and annotation / Martin West -- Charles Willson Peale's 1787 portrait of George Washington -- Young Washington : ambition, accomplishment, and acclaim / Don Higginbotham -- Biography and autobiography : Washington's "remarks" in context / Rosemarie Zagarri -- "Just as they occurred to the memory, they were committed" : speculations on George Washington's autobiographical "remarks" of 1787 / Fred Anderson -- The manuscript as object : Its materials and conservation / Christine Smith -- Historic sites mentioned in George Washington's "remarks" / Burton K. Kummerow.