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N.Y. Times: George Washington’s Chef Hercules Posey Spent Several Years in Philadelphia
When President George Washington celebrated his 65th birthday at a ball in Philadelphia, his chef Hercules Posey was an underrated part of the equation, writes Ramin Ganeshram for The New York Times.
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Hercules "lavished the most of these large avails upon dress," according to George Washington ... In the fall of 1769, Washington became quite annoyed with his neighbor, John Posey, because ...