popular enthusiasm at Philadelphia, 276;
at Baltimore, 277;
returns to Mt. Vernon, 279;
describes his farm life, 278, 279;
burdened by necessities of hospitality, 280;
account of his meeting with Bernard, 281-283;
continued interest in politics, 284;
accepts command of provisional army, 285;
selects Hamilton, Pinckney, and Knox as major-generals, 286;
surprised at Adams's objection to Hamilton, 286;