The Pennsylvania portion of the W3R® campsite map.
A Note about "Official" W3R® Routes
==== PENNSYLVANIA ====Sept 2 -- Red Lion's Tavern (Bristol) (10 miles via Rt 13)
The American elements in the lead passed through Philadelphia
on this day. They let their distress about lack of pay be known
and demanded a month's pay before proceeding. American currency
had collapsed, so Robert Morris (Superintendant of Finances for
the Continental Congress) had to borrow $20,000 from Rochambeau
in order to pay the American troops and continue the march.
![]() Sept 3 -- Philadelphia (20 miles via Rt 13) The French troops, resplendent in their regimental uniforms and crisp style, paraded through town in two divisions on Sept 3 and 4. Rosters for the French force at this time note 4,200 troops and non-commissioned officers, (an estimated 600 officers), 857 men in hospitals (including Boston and Newport), and 253 left behind on the road (messengers, guarding provisions). [Ref. Dr. Selig's report for Pennsylvania.]
Sept 5 -- At Chester (10 miles via Rt 13)
Washington received news of the British squadron continuing to New York without
having engaged de Grasse's fleet, and he danced for joy.
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