Text #1
George Washington had been impatient since his departure from Philadelphia in early September. When he left the stricken city, he had put Secretary of War Henry Knox in charge of the government, giving the former general clear instructions to report to him weekly concerning the spread of yellow fever.

—An American Plague,
Jim Murphy

Text #2
“Bah! We don’t need Jefferson. We have the general. President Washington won’t abandon us!”

Mr. Carris blew his nose loudly. “The president retires to Virginia for a respite every September. He is not a man to change his habits. Even if he called the Congress back, few would dare return. I tell you, William, men who stood unafraid before British cannon run in fear from this foul pestilence. I fear for Philadelphia. I fear for the people, I fear for myself.”

—Fever 1793,
Laurie Halse Anderson

How are the two texts similar?

They both tell how people felt about George Washington.
They both discuss George Washington being away from Philadelphia.
They both show what George Washington was thinking.