![]() ![]() ![]() Canby claimed that he heard his grandmother time and again tell the story of how Washington came to her to ask her to make the flag. His evidence was made up of affidavits from family members, none of whom were alive when the supposed flag making took place. ![]() He introduced his evidence to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania in the hopes that his grandmother would be remembered for her accomplishments. The first mention of Ross making the flag comes from her grandson, William Canby, in 1870. Side Myth: While Betsy Ross was an upholsterer and may have made flags, there is little to no evidence to support the claim that she made the first American flag at the behest of General Washington. Ross assisted in the creation of these bedcoverings for Washington. According to period sources, on September 23, 1774, Washington made a payment for three bedcoverings to “Mr. ![]() One of the Ross’ best-known customers was General George Washington. She actively worked and made money as an upholsterer and may have sewn and sold flags during the last few years of the Revolutionary War. Betsy Ross, along with her husband John Ross, were upholsterers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ![]()
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