Washington wrote to Congress. He said the army might starve, dissolve, or disperse and ask for their help. But there was little Congress could offer. General Washington and his unit in Valley Forge were, in essence, the only semblance of a working American government. and they seemed on the verge of collapse. Even General Washington's local pastor in Philadelphia had lost faith. In a letter to Washington, he wrote, your harbors are blocked. (01:37–01:44)
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Asserts that Washington's unit at Valley Forge was effectively the only functioning American government at the time.
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