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Title

Farewell address, 1796.

Author

Washington, George, 1732-1799.

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Additional Authors

• 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.

Subjects

• United States > Politics and government > 1783-1809
• Presidents
• Washington, George, 1732-1799 > Farewell address
• Manuscripts for publication
• Speeches (documents)
• Statesmen

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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Occupation

Presidents.

Statesmen.

Added Author

Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804.

United States. President (1789-1797 : Washington)

Lenox Library.

Research Call Number

MssCol 3230