Book contents
- The Political Writings of George Washington
- The Political Writings of American Statesmen
- Frontispiece
- The Political Writings of George Washington
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I First Presidential Term: 1788–1793
- Part II Second Presidential Term: 1793–1797
- Part III Retirement: 1797–1799
- Appendix: Washington’s Death and Legacy
- Diary of Tobias Lear, The Last Illness and Death of General Washington, December 14, 1799 (Excerpt)
- President John Adams to the United States Congress, December 19, 1799
- Abigail Adams, Letter to Mary Smith Cranch, December 22, 1799
- President John Adams to the United States Senate, December 23, 1799
- Funeral Oration on the Death of General Washington—Delivered, at the Request of Congress, by Major General Henry Lee, Member of Congress from Virginia, December 26, 1799
- Richard Allen, Eulogy of George Washington, Delivered in Bethel Church, December 29, 1799
- Gouverneur Morris, Oration on the Death of George Washington, December 31, 1799
- Joseph Story, An Eulogy on General George Washington, January 2, 1800
- Fisher Ames, Oration on the Sublime Virtues of General George Washington, February 8, 1800
- John Carroll, Bishop of Baltimore, Discourse on General Washington, February 22, 1800
- Benjamin Rush to Thomas Ruston, October 29, 1775 (Excerpt)
- The Journals of Major Samuel Shaw, April 12, 1778 (Excerpt)
- James Thacher, A Military Journal During the American Revolutionary War, from 1775 to 1783 (1823) (Excerpt)
- John Bell, A Sketch of General Washington’s Life and Character, May 3, 1779 (Excerpt)
- Samuel Shaw to Reverend John Eliot, May 3, 1783 (Excerpt)
- James McHenry to His Fiancée, Margaret Caldwell, December 23, 1783
- John Marshall to James Monroe, January 3, 1784 (Excerpt)
- A Citizen of Philadelphia [Pelatiah Webster], Reply to the Pennsylvania Minority, January 23, 1788 (Excerpt)
- The Poor Soldier, Connecticut Courant and Weekly Intelligencer, November 30, 1789
- David Humphreys, Life of General Washington (1790) (Excerpts)
- Count Luigi Castiglioni, A Journey in the United States of North America, 1785–87 (1790) (Excerpts)
- Gouverneur Morris to George Washington, December 9, 1799
- Mercy Otis Warren, History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution (1805) (Excerpt)
- John Adams to John Trumbull, July 27, 1805 (Excerpt)
- David Ramsay, The Life of George Washington (1807) (Excerpt)
- Gouverneur Morris to John Marshall, June 26, 1807 (Excerpt)
- Henry Lee, Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States (1812) (Excerpt)
- François-René de Chateaubriand, Memoirs from Beyond the Grave, 1768–1800 (1849–1850) (Excerpts)
- Thomas Jefferson to Walter Jones, January 2, 1814 (Excerpt)
- James Madison, Detached Memoranda, c. January 31, 1820 (Excerpt)
- Daniel Webster, The Character of Washington, February 22, 1832
- John Marshall, The Life of Washington, Special Edition for Schools, 1838 (Excerpt)
- François Guizot, Essay on the Character and Influence of Washington in the Revolution of the United States of America (1840) (Excerpt)
- Abraham Lincoln, Address to Washington Temperance Society of Springfield, Illinois, February 22, 1842 (Excerpt)
- Calvin Coolidge, Commencement Address at George Washington University, February 22, 1929 (Excerpts)
- Index
François Guizot, Essay on the Character and Influence of Washington in the Revolution of the United States of America (1840) (Excerpt)
from Appendix: Washington’s Death and Legacy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 August 2023
Book contents
- The Political Writings of George Washington
- The Political Writings of American Statesmen
- Frontispiece
- The Political Writings of George Washington
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I First Presidential Term: 1788–1793
- Part II Second Presidential Term: 1793–1797
- Part III Retirement: 1797–1799
- Appendix: Washington’s Death and Legacy
- Diary of Tobias Lear, The Last Illness and Death of General Washington, December 14, 1799 (Excerpt)
- President John Adams to the United States Congress, December 19, 1799
- Abigail Adams, Letter to Mary Smith Cranch, December 22, 1799
- President John Adams to the United States Senate, December 23, 1799
- Funeral Oration on the Death of General Washington—Delivered, at the Request of Congress, by Major General Henry Lee, Member of Congress from Virginia, December 26, 1799
- Richard Allen, Eulogy of George Washington, Delivered in Bethel Church, December 29, 1799
- Gouverneur Morris, Oration on the Death of George Washington, December 31, 1799
- Joseph Story, An Eulogy on General George Washington, January 2, 1800
- Fisher Ames, Oration on the Sublime Virtues of General George Washington, February 8, 1800
- John Carroll, Bishop of Baltimore, Discourse on General Washington, February 22, 1800
- Benjamin Rush to Thomas Ruston, October 29, 1775 (Excerpt)
- The Journals of Major Samuel Shaw, April 12, 1778 (Excerpt)
- James Thacher, A Military Journal During the American Revolutionary War, from 1775 to 1783 (1823) (Excerpt)
- John Bell, A Sketch of General Washington’s Life and Character, May 3, 1779 (Excerpt)
- Samuel Shaw to Reverend John Eliot, May 3, 1783 (Excerpt)
- James McHenry to His Fiancée, Margaret Caldwell, December 23, 1783
- John Marshall to James Monroe, January 3, 1784 (Excerpt)
- A Citizen of Philadelphia [Pelatiah Webster], Reply to the Pennsylvania Minority, January 23, 1788 (Excerpt)
- The Poor Soldier, Connecticut Courant and Weekly Intelligencer, November 30, 1789
- David Humphreys, Life of General Washington (1790) (Excerpts)
- Count Luigi Castiglioni, A Journey in the United States of North America, 1785–87 (1790) (Excerpts)
- Gouverneur Morris to George Washington, December 9, 1799
- Mercy Otis Warren, History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution (1805) (Excerpt)
- John Adams to John Trumbull, July 27, 1805 (Excerpt)
- David Ramsay, The Life of George Washington (1807) (Excerpt)
- Gouverneur Morris to John Marshall, June 26, 1807 (Excerpt)
- Henry Lee, Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States (1812) (Excerpt)
- François-René de Chateaubriand, Memoirs from Beyond the Grave, 1768–1800 (1849–1850) (Excerpts)
- Thomas Jefferson to Walter Jones, January 2, 1814 (Excerpt)
- James Madison, Detached Memoranda, c. January 31, 1820 (Excerpt)
- Daniel Webster, The Character of Washington, February 22, 1832
- John Marshall, The Life of Washington, Special Edition for Schools, 1838 (Excerpt)
- François Guizot, Essay on the Character and Influence of Washington in the Revolution of the United States of America (1840) (Excerpt)
- Abraham Lincoln, Address to Washington Temperance Society of Springfield, Illinois, February 22, 1842 (Excerpt)
- Calvin Coolidge, Commencement Address at George Washington University, February 22, 1929 (Excerpts)
- Index
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- The Political Writings of George WashingtonVolume II: 1788–1799, pp. 749Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023