George Washington ( February 22, 1732-December 14, 1799 ), the country's first president, is often said to be the father of his country.

* 1732 – George Washington, First President of the United States ( d. 1799 )

George Washington ( –, 1799 ), was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, serving as the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and later as the new republic's first President.

On Thursday, December 12, 1799, Washington spent several hours inspecting his plantation on horseback, in snow, hail and freezing rain — later that evening eating his supper without changing from his wet clothes.

" Washington died at home around 10 p. m. on Saturday, December 14, 1799, aged 67.

Corbin Washington ( 1764 – 1799 ), son of Col. John Augustine Washington ( 1736 – 1787 ) and Hannah Bushrod ( 1738 – 1801 ).

* February 22 – George Washington, first President of the United States ( d. 1799 )

The state government left Philadelphia in 1799, and the federal government was relocated to Washington, DC in 1800 with completion of the White House and Capitol.

In 1799 the western third of what was left of Tyrrell County became Washington County.

* George Washington ( 1732 – 1799 ), military general and first President of the United States of America

* George Washington Doane ( 1799 – 1859 ) established St. Mary's Hall and Burlington College.

It was established by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 1, 1799, from portions of both Roxbury Township and Washington Township, based on the results of a referendum held that day.

Portions of the township were taken to form Mendham Township ( March 29, 1749 ), Washington Township ( April 2, 1798 ), Chester Township ( April 1, 1799 ), Jefferson Township ( February 11, 1804 ), Mount Olive Township ( March 22, 1871 ), Mount Arlington ( November 3, 1890 ) and Netcong ( October 23, 1894 ).

* George Washington ( 1732 – 1799 ), Founding Father and the first President of the United States.

From records of the Hamilton and Dill families, we find that General George Washington and his wife Martha did spend some time at the Springs during the summer of 1799 when John Hamilton was proprietor of the place.

Charles Washington died sometime between July and September, 1799, only a short while before the death of his brother George.

General George Washington ( 1732 – 1799 ) proved an excellent organizer and administrator, who worked successfully with Congress and the state governors, selecting and mentoring his senior officers, supporting and training his troops, and maintaining an idealistic Republican Army.

By 1799 the number of " dower " slaves was 153, the number of Washington slaves was 124, and at least a dozen couples had intermarried.

It met at Congress Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and in Washington, D. C. from March 4, 1799 to March 3, 1801, during the last two years of John Adams's presidency.

* December 14, 1799 — Former President George Washington died

The Tayloe House, also known as The Octagon House, in Washington, D. C., was erected between 1799 and 1800.

* Elisha Perkins ( 1741 – 1799 ), a popular quack doctor whose magnetic therapy, " Perkins Tractors " ( made up of two steel and brass rods with points at the ends ) convinced even George Washington to buy a set.

As noted above, the terms " magistrate " or " chief magistrate " were sometimes used in the early days of the republic to refer to the President of the United States, as in President John Adams's message to the U. S. Senate upon the death of George Washington: " His example is now complete, and it will teach wisdom and virtue to magistrates, citizens, and men, not only in the present age, but in future generations, as long as our history shall be read " ( December 19, 1799 ).

He famously eulogized Washington to a crowd of 4, 000 at the first President's funeral on December 26, 1799: " first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.

Bonaparte's army was trapped in Egypt, and Royal Navy dominance off the Syrian coast contributed significantly to its defeat at the Siege of Acre in 1799, which preceded Bonaparte's return to Europe.

* 1726 – Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, Royal Navy admiral of the fleet ( d. 1799 )

* Robert Winthrop Simpson ( 1799 – 1877 ), rear-admiral of the Chilean Navy

He sailed for England on 7 February 1799 with a letter of introduction to the Navy Minister, and on 7 March his ship, the Halifax landed at Falmouth.

In August 1799, a small Royal Navy squadron under Captain Adam Mackenzie of HMS Pylades, attacked and captured the ex-British gun-brig Crash, moored between Schiermonnikoog and Groningen.

In 1799 the keel of USS Chesapeake, one of the first six frigates authorized by Congress, was laid, making her the first ship built in Gosport for the U. S. Navy.

In 1799 King Ferdinand IV of Naples bestowed the honour of Duke of Bronte on Lord Nelson for fighting off the French Navy.

Talbot commanded the USS Constitution, largely in the West Indies, from 1799 to 1801, when he retired from the U. S. Navy.

In 1799, he entered the Royal Navy when he was aged 16 as a midshipman on the ' Venerable '.

The first victory for the United States Navy was on 7 July 1798 when the captured the French privateer Le Croyable, and the first victory over an enemy warship was on 9 February 1799 when the frigate Constellation captured the French frigate L ' Insurgente.

The Royal Navy continued to illegally press American sailors into the Royal Navy ; an estimated 10, 000 sailors between 1799 and 1812.

Midshipman of the Royal Navy ( c. 1799 ), by Thomas Rowlandson

Captain Arthur Wakefield ( 19 November 1799 – 17 June 1843 ) served with the Royal Navy, before joining his brother, Edward Gibbon Wakefield, in founding the new settlement at Nelson, New Zealand.

Lord John Frederick Gordon ( 1799 – 1878 ), third son of the ninth Marquess, was an Admiral in the Royal Navy.

The Washington Navy Yard was established on October 2, 1799, the date the property was transferred to the Navy.

He served as commander of the vessel from 1799 until his retirement from the Navy in 1801, sailing it to the West Indies where he protected American commerce from French privateers during the Quasi-War.

He commanded the Santo Domingo Station in 1799 and 1800 and was commended by the Secretary of the Navy for protecting American commerce and for laying the foundation of a permanent trade with that country.

* HMS Ambuscade was a 40-gun French frigate called Embuscade which was captured by the Royal Navy in 1799.

Rush carved figureheads for four of the original six frigates of the United States Navy: ( Genius of the United States, 1796, whereabouts unknown ), ( Nature, 1797, whereabouts unknown ), ( Revolution, 1799, whereabouts unknown ), and ( Goddess of Wisdom, 1799, whereabouts unknown ).

He also carved figureheads for the U. S. Navy frigates ( John Adams, 1799, whereabouts unknown ), ( Hercules, 1799, burned 1804 ), and ( Captain John Smith, 1822, whereabouts unknown ); along with the gun-ships ( Benjamin Franklin, 1815, U. S. Naval Academy Museum ), ( Christopher Columbus, 1819, whereabouts unknown ), ( Sir Walter Raleigh, 1820, whereabouts unknown ), and ( Hercules, 1824 – 37, attributed to Rush or his son John, whereabouts unknown ).