Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker: Sometime Brevet Lt. Col. of His Excellency General Washington V1 is a historical novel written by S. Weir Mitchell. The novel is set during the American Revolution and follows the life of Hugh Wynne, a young Quaker who joins the Continental Army and becomes a close friend and confidant of George Washington. The story begins with Hugh's childhood in Philadelphia and his early experiences with the Quaker community. As tensions...