George Washington accepted the job of General of the Continental Army in 1775.[8] On June 18th, in 1775 Washington wrote a letter to his Patcy, his wife. He expresses “inexpressible concern” about leaving for Boston to fight in the American Revolution. Washington tells his wife that he must take this leadership position or else he would be disrespecting his friends as well as himself. Washington expressed his “unwillingness to part with you and the Family”, meaning that leaving the family will be extremely hard. This letter shows Washington as a sincere husband and father. Washington told Martha to keep up her spirits because she will be okay. Washington said he would be back in the fall, which ended up being false, but it gave some relief to his wife. Washington did not want to take the position but he knew it was the right thing to do to help the colonists. Taking the position put Washington in an even more heroic way in the eyes of his wife and family.[9]