Monuments of Washington's patriotism : containing a fac-simile of his public accounts, kept during the revolutionary war. and some of the most interesting documents connected with his military command and civil administration.
| Author/creator | Washington, George |
| Other author | Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. |
| Other author | Knight, Franklin. |
| Other author | Washington's Manual Labor School and Male Orphan Asylum. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 3rd ed. / with additions and embellishments. |
| Publication Info | Washington [D.C.] : Trustees of Washington's Manual Labour School and Male Orphan Asylum, 1841 (New-York : M. Ludwig) |
| Description | [19], [1], 52, 65-66, [3], [65]-104 p., [6] leaves of plates : ill., 3 ports., plans, facsims. ; 35 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Gale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926 |
| Subjects |
| Series | Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926 Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. UNAUTHORIZED |
| 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 -- Lives by the Rev. William Jay -- Monumental inscription -- Certificate from the office of the register of the Treasury department -- Fac-simile of Washington's account of expenses from 1775 to 1783 -- Plan of a line of march to Fort Duquesne -- |
| Contents | Resolutions of Congress : Washington appointed commander-in-chief. His acceptance. Commission -- Circular letter of Washington to the governors of the several states -- 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 -- |
| Contents | 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 1798 -- Funeral oration on the death of Washington, by General Henry Lee -- Constitution of the United States. |
| Local note | Biography; Early Republic. |
| Local note | 2012AH35100. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society. |
| General note | Sabin no. 101724. |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |