Washington
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George Washington Signed Military Commission, Preparing for a Decisive Battle Against Native Americans and the British in the Midwest
George Washington-signed military commissions are rare on the market, and we do not recall ever seeing a more attractive example. Two weeks after his second inauguration, President Washington appoints William Winston as Captain of Light Dragoons. By the time Winston joined the army in the Northwest Territory, he had been promoted to command the entire…
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President Washington’s Addresses to Congress and the Public, Including His Famous “to bigotry no sanction” Letter
A remarkable collection of Washington’s presidential speeches and letters, including his inaugural address, all of his annual messages to Congress (State of the Union addresses), and his farewell to his Revolutionary War armies. “It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people,…
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George Washington’s First Presidential Thanksgiving Proclamation
In the musical HAMILTON, King George III warns the Patriots, “I will kill your friends and family to remind you of my love.” Lin Manuel Miranda thus captured a reality of thousands of years of human history: governments existed for the sake of the rulers. This Thanksgiving Proclamation shows that America was meant to be…
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George Washington’s “Justice & the Public Good” Letter, Written a Month Before His Inauguration as President of the United States
The still unofficial president-elect George Washington writes about his determination to go into the presidency ready to judge purely the qualifications of every appointment. Washington referred to the standard of “justice & the public good” only a few times in his writings. The present letter is the only example we know of that has ever reached the…