| Author | Washington, George, 1732-1799.
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| Title | Monuments of Washington's patriotism: containing a facsimile of his public accounts, kept during the revolutionary war; and some of the most interesting documents connected with his military command and civil administration.
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| Edition | 3d ed., with additions and embellishments. |
| Published | Washington, Pub. by the trustees of Washington's Manual Labour School and Male Orphan Asylum, 1841.
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| Description | 10 p. l., [1], 52, 65-66, [3], [65]-104 p. incl. facsims., plan. 6 pl., 3 port. (incl. front.) 35 cm.
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| General Note | An earlier reproduction of the accounts, without the accompanying documents of the present edition, was published, Washington, 1833, under title: Fac simile of Washington's accounts.
Resolution of Congress to erect an equestrian statue of Washington.--Washington visits Princeton by request of Congress: Address to him by the president of Congress. His reply.--Farewell address of Washington to the army of the United States. Reply of the officers.--Washington takes leave of the officers of the army in New-York.--Speech of Washington on resigning his commission. Answer by the president of Congress.--Washington inaugurated president of the United States.--Proclamation for a day of thanksgiving.--Washington's legacy: or, Farewell address to the people of the United States.--Letter of Washington accepting the command of the army in 1778.--Funeral oration on the death of Washington, by General Henry Lee.--Constitution of the United States.
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| Formatted Note | Contents: Fac-simile of letters [addressed to Franklin Knight] commending the plan of publishing a third edition.--Introduction: Ancestry of Washington. Chronological statement of the principal events of his life.--Lines by the Rev. William Jay.--Monumental inscription.--Certificate from the office of the register of the Treasury department.--Facsimile of Washington's account of expenses from 1775 to 1783.--Plan of a line of march to Fort Duquesne.--Resolutions of Congress: Washington appointed commander-in-chief. His acceptance. Commission.--Circular letter of Washington to the governors of the several states.--
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| Subjects | Washington, George, 1732-1799.
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| Other Authors | Lee, Henry, 1756-1818.
Knight, Franklin ed.
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| Organizations | Washington's Manual Labour School and Male Orphan Asylum.
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| LC Card Number | 08-25309 |
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| | WRHS Research Library: E 312.81 1841 Oversize
MQ87833 c.1: LC class oversize, closed stacks [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
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