organized themselves in a courageous move in support of America’s fight for independence. They solicited contributions to satisfy the wishes of George Washington, the Commander and Chief of the American troops. Although they were successful in collecting thoundsands of dollars for the troops. They were not given full credit for the choice of how their contributions would be used. Their effort was very courageous but there ideas and efforts was suppressed by Washington’s ability to use his superior position to persuade them to suppres ....