ðeɪ wɜː stˈɪl ʌnsˈɜːʔn̩ tˈaɪmz, haʊˈɛvɚ, æz ðə nˈuːbɜːɡ kənspˈɪɹəsi, wˌɛɹ wˈɑːʃɪŋtən pɚswˈeɪdᵻd hɪz ˈɑːfɪsɚz nˌɑːt tə mˈɑːɹtʃ ɔnðə kˌɑːntɪnˈɛntəl kˈɑːŋɡɹəs ænd dᵻmˈænd bˈæk pˈeɪ æt ɡˈʌnpɔɪnt, wʊd dˈɛmənstɹˌeɪt.
They were still uncertain times, however, as the Newburgh Conspiracy, where Washington persuaded his officers not to march on the Continental Congress and demand back pay at gunpoint, would demonstrate.