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George Washington’s Farewell: A Warning for Our Times
On Feb. 22, we celebrate the birthday of our first president, George Washington. I like to take this occasion to reflect on his Farewell Address, a document filled with wisdom and warnings that remain as relevant today as they were over two centuries ago.
You Can Buy a Rare Letter by George Washington Written at a Crucial Turning Point in the Revolutionary War
In the optimistic missive, Washington extols the revolutionary spirit of the American people—even in defeat—and makes a rare reference to the experimental smallpox inoculation that helped prevent outb
Rare 240-year-old George Washington war letter comes up for sale
George Washington, who had been leading the battle for independence from Britain for almost two years. But on May 7, Washington wrote a letter to a worried subordinate, saying the raid had not been a disaster.
Letter George Washington wrote in N.J. in 1777 is for sale. Here’s the price tag.
George Washington was commanding the Continental Army and staying in Morristown when he wrote an optimistic letter on the prospects of winning the Revolutionary War despite a recent defeat. His words were vindicated four years later when Great Britain surrendered.
1777 George Washington letter written in Morristown is for sale. Asking price: $150,000
After a British attack on Danbury, Connecticut, Washington wrote the loss of supplies was trivial compared to the resistance by local militias.
George Washington Revolutionary War letter up for sale on Presidents Day
A letter written by George Washington in 1777 that is valued at $150,000 is up for sale this Presidents Day. The letter, acquired by the Raab Collection, was written during the Revolutionary War, when the British took the war to Danbury,
How George Washington's Silence Shaped America's Most Powerful Office
Why would the founders, so meticulous in their planning, leave the powers of the presidency so remarkably brief and vague in ...
How George Washington’s birthday became a national holiday
George Washington was uneasy about the idea of publicly celebrating his life. And yet the nation is once again commemorating ...
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George Washington
A descendant of John Ball, the medieval English preacher who led the first popular rebellion in England, George Washington led his own fight for independence in America. Washington was born on ...
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How One President’s Day Became Presidents’ Day
Jeenah Moon for The New York Times ‘A snub to King George.’ In all of her years of researching Washington, Ms. Coe, the author of “You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George of ...