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Washington's Farewell Address...
Washington's Farewell Address...
Item # 703934
November 14, 1796
THE EDINBURGH EVENING COURANT, Scotland, Nov. 14, 1796 Taking a full column on the front page, all of pages 2, and a bit of page 3 is an historic report headed "AMERICA - The President's Speech To the United States off America", more commonly known as Washington's Farewell Address.
The nation's first President announces his retirement from politics and explains why he decided against running for a third term.
In the address, which is prefaced: "Friends and Fellow-Citizens...", Washington cites many of the achievements of his administration & includes near the beginning: "The period of a new election of a citizen to administer the executive government of the United States being not far distant...that I should now apprise you of the resolution I have formed, to decline being considered among the number of those, out of whom a choice is to be made...".
The speech is signed by him in type on page 3: G. Washington.
Four pages, a bit of light dirtiness to the front page, archival strengthening at the blank spine, nearly close-trimmed at the top of page 2 but no loss of text, good condition.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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