Washington, George, 1732-1799. The writings of George Washington from the original manuscript sources
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Recipient To ELIZABETH PARKE CUSTIS LAW1

Recipient To THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Recipient *To TOBIAS LEAR

Recipient *To ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Recipient *To GEORGE WASHINGTON MOTIER LAFAYETTE

Recipient To THE SENATE

Recipient To WILLIAM PEARCE

Recipient To HENRY KNOX

Recipient To WILLIAM PEARCE

Recipient To JAMES INNES

Recipient *To ELIZABETH WASHINGTON LEWIS

Recipient *To GEORGE LEWIS

Recipient To ANDREW PARKS

Recipient To THE SENATE ANDTHE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Recipient To WILLIAM PEARCE

Recipient *To THE SECRETARY OF WAR

Recipient To GILBERT STUART

Recipient To JOSEPH PRIESTLY

Recipient *To PRESLEY NEVILLE28

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Recipient *To BURWELL BASSETT

Recipient *To GEORGE LEWIS

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Recipient To CHARLES CARROLL, OF CARROLLTON

Recipient *To EDWARD CARRINGTON

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Recipient To JOSEPH LEECH

Recipient *To TOBIAS LEAR

Recipient *To GOVERNOR JOHN JAY

Recipient *To THE SECRETARY OF WAR

Recipient *To ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Recipient To WILLIAM PEARCE

Recipient To THE EMPEROR OF GERMANY

Recipient To WILLIAM PEARCE

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Section FAREWELL ADDRESS

Recipient *To THOMAS PINCKNEY

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Recipient To WILLIAM PEARCE

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Recipient *To FISHER AMES

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Recipient To WILLIAM PEARCE

Recipient *To WILLIAM DEAKINS, JUNIOR

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Section TO GEORGE MATHEWS

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Recipient *To ROBERT LEWIS

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Recipient *To WILHELM LOUIS WERNECKE

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Recipient To DUC DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD-LIANCOURT

Recipient To THE POSTMASTER GENERAL25

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Recipient *To THE SECRETARY OF WAR

Recipient To HENRY GLEN31

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Recipient *To JOHN LATHROP, JUNIOR

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Section TALK TO THE CHEROKEE NATION

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Recipient *To THE SECRETARY OF WAR

Recipient *To GOVERNOR ROBERT BROOKE

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Section *FAREWELL ADDRESS84

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Recipient To THE JUSTICES OF THE COUNTY OF FAIRFAX,VIRGINIA

Recipient *To WILLIAM AUGUSTINE WASHINGTON

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Recipient To THE SECRETARY OF STATE

Recipient To THE INHABITANTS OF SHEPHERDS TOWN99AND ITS VICINITY

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Section *MEMORANDUM

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Recipient *To ALEXANDER SMITH28

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Recipient *To WILLIAM AUGUSTINE WASHINGTON

Recipient To GEORGE WASHINGTON PARKE CUSTIS31

Recipient *To TOBIAS LEAR

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Recipient To ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Recipient *To JAMES LINN, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL,AND J. H. IMLAY, SPEAKER OF THEHOUSE OF ASSEMBLY OF NEW JERSEY

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Recipient *To JUDITH SARGENT STEVENS MURRAY41

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Recipient *To JOHN SMITH, WILLIAM McGUIRE, CHARLESTHRUSTON, ROBERT WHITE, JUNIOR,AND HUGH HOLMES47

Recipient To GEORGE WASHINGTON PARKE CUSTIS

Recipient *To JOSEPH WHIPPLE51

Recipient To THE CHIEFS AND WARRIORS, REPRESENTATIVESOF THE WYANDOTS, DELAWARES, SHAWANOES,OTTAWAS, CHIPPEWAS, POTAWATIMES,MIAMIS, EEL RIVER, WEEAS, KICKAPOOS,PIANKASHAWS, AND KASKASKIAS

Section *MEMORANDUMS FOR WILLIAM PEARCE57

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Section EIGHTH ANNUAL ADDRESS TO CONGRESS64

Recipient *To REVEREND JACOB VAN VLECK

Recipient *To SIR JOHN SINCLAIR

Recipient *To RICHARD PETERS

Recipient *To SIR JOHN SINCLAIR

Recipient To WILLIAM PEARCE

Recipient To SENATORS ELIJAH PAINE ANDISAAC TICHENOR74

Recipient *To TOBIAS LEAR

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Recipient To WILLIAM PEARCE

Section CERTIFICATE TO WILLIAM PEARCE

Recipient *To ROBERT LEWIS

Recipient To GEORGE WASHINGTON PARKE CUSTIS

Recipient *To RUFUS KING

Recipient *To COUNT RUMFORD81

Recipient *To GOVERNOR JOHN HAWKINS STONE

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Recipient *To WILLIAM THORNTON

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Recipient *To JOHN CAREY88

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Recipient *To THE VICE PRESIDENT

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Section *A TOAST PROPOSED AT THE PHILADELPHIADANCING ASSEMBLY

Recipient To JOHN ARMSTRONG

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Recipient *To MATTHIAS SLOUGH

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Recipient To THE RECTOR, CHURCH WARDENS, AND VESTRYMENOF THE UNITED EPISCOPAL CHURCHESOF CHRIST CHURCH AND ST. PETER'S40

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Recipient To THE CLERGY OF DIFFERENT DENOMINATIONSRESIDING IN AND NEAR THE CITYOF PHILADELPHIA

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Recipient To THE BROTHERS OF ANCIENT YORK MASONSOF LODGE NO. 2257

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Section *To DOCTOR JAMES ANDERSON

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Recipient *To THE GRAND LODGE OF ANCIENT, FREE ANDACCEPTED MASONS OF THE COMMONWEALTHOF MASSACHUSETTS

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Recipient To REVEREND SAMUEL STANHOPE SMITH

Recipient *To THOMAS PINCKNEY

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Section SUNDRIES TO BE SENT TO WASHINGTONBY COLO. BIDDLE

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Recipient *To DANIEL OF ST. THOMAS JENIFER

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Recipient *To THOMAS ERSKINE11

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Section *ADVERTISEMENT

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Recipient To SAMUEL WASHINGTON21

Recipient *To WILLIAM STRICKLAND

Recipient *To SIR JOHN SINCLAIR

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