What was George Washingtons salary as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army?
He believed it was his duty to serve his country and did not accept a salary for his service as Commander in Chief. He did, however, receive a reimbursement from Congress for his expenses, as well as the traveling expenses of Mrs. Washington. What was George Washington’s salary as President? Although George Washington stated that he did not wish to receive a salary, Congress insisted that a salary be paid to the President. Washington received $25,000 dollars a year – a large amount at that time. However, his salary had to cover all expenses of the Presidential household and official entertaining, as well as personal expenses. Did he want to be President? George Washington wrote to his friend, Henry Knox, that he felt like a “culprit who is going to the place of his execution: so unwilling am I, in the evening of a life nearly consumed in public cares, to quit a peaceful abode for an Ocean of difficulties.” Although he protested, he did not refuse the position, and many historians agree
