On This Day: It is inevitable. The British are coming Congress is not in session, and George Washington is in Philadelphia as his wife Martha recovers from smallpox inoculation. From New York, Major General Israel Putnam writes to Washington, reporting no significant developments but acknowledging the imminent arrival of the British.

• Congress is not meeting on this Sunday.
• George Washington remains in Philadelphia with increasing responsibilities.
• Martha Washington is recovering from smallpox inoculation, showing signs the procedure was effective.
• Major General Israel Putnam reports from New York that there are no new British ships and no other important news.
• Putnam sends two prisoners of war, Doctor Gill and Lieutenant Shork, who have behaved well, to Philadelphia for kind treatment.
• Lieutenant McClean is sent to Philadelphia in irons due to his ill behavior.