The First President of the United States

Late that night around 3 a.m., Washington awoke and told his wife that he felt quite ill. He was having difficulty breathing and could barely speak. Martha wanted to walk to another building on Mount Vernon and wake up their maid, Caroline, to go get help,. But George thought the cold air would make his wife sick. And then he sits in his wet clothes because he doesn't want to be late for the day.