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Farewell address

Title
Farewell address, 1796.
Author
Washington, George, 1732-1799.
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  • Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804.
  • United States. President (1789-1797 : Washington)
  • Lenox Library.
Description
.25 linear foot (1 box)
Summary
Holograph manuscript (32 pp.), dated United States, 1796 September 19, of President George Washington's Farewell Address to the nation, with his emendations. In this document, Washington informs his "Friends & Fellow Citizens" that he will not seek office for a third term, leaving them with his views on the country's present situation, his recommendations for its sound governance and relations abroad, and his hopes for the future. This is the final version, which he delivered to the printer of the American Daily Advertiser in Philadelphia on September 19, 1796. Alexander Hamilton helped Washington substantially in the preparation of the address, both men consulting an earlier address drafted by James Madison in 1792.
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Genre/Form
  • Manuscripts for publication.
  • Speeches (documents)
Access (note)
  • Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Source (note)
  • Material was received from the Lenox Library.
Publications (note)
  • Reproduced in: Washington's farewell address, in facsimile, with transliterations of all the drafts of Washington, Madison, & Hamilton, together with their correspondence and other supporting documents; edited, with a history of its origin, reception by the nation, rise of the controversy respecting its authorship, and a bibliography, by Victor Hugo Paltsits (New York: The New York Public Library, 1935). Facsimile and transcription available online at http://gwpapers.virginia.edu/documents/washingtons-farewell-address
Call Number
MssCol 3230
OCLC
893096853
Author
Washington, George, 1732-1799.
Title
Farewell address, 1796.
Restricted Access
Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Publications
Reproduced in: Washington's farewell address, in facsimile, with transliterations of all the drafts of Washington, Madison, & Hamilton, together with their correspondence and other supporting documents; edited, with a history of its origin, reception by the nation, rise of the controversy respecting its authorship, and a bibliography, by Victor Hugo Paltsits (New York: The New York Public Library, 1935). Facsimile and transcription available online at http://gwpapers.virginia.edu/documents/washingtons-farewell-address/
Source
Material was received from the Lenox Library.
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Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804.
United States. President (1789-1797 : Washington)
Lenox Library.
Research Call Number
MssCol 3230
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