George Washington... A Primary Document...

[gizamo]

As you age, you consider how you want things placed.. I'm a poor historian...who by chance happened upon a book.


It's cover page read as follows:

The Writings
of
George Washington
Being His
Correspondence, Addresses Messages and Other
Paper, Official and Private

This one was entered according to an Act of Congress, in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty Five, by Jared Sparks, In the Clerks Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.

It is over 550 pages of script from Washington dealing with the War for Independance.....in his words. Letters to and from his Generals, family, friends, Congress, supporters, and detractors. It starts in July of 1777 and continues to April 14th 1778.....



It is still in the original binding...

I gifted my daugther the original printing of this book. She is a Patriot, working for our Gov't. Lives and breathes this Country's history.

Evidently someone else has decided that the book needed to be online, for all to read...

Here is a link to a online transcription of the book

http://etext.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/WasFi05.html



Steve

 

[Doc Mark]

Evening, Steve,

OUTSTANDING stuff, Sir!! Many thanks for sharing this treasure with those of us who reenact such history!! Take care, and God Bless!

Every Good Wish,
Doc Mark

 

[Dusty Miller]

Well, I certainly didn't read all those documents. However, I'd like to add something interesting about Geo. Washington. After he left the presidency he retired to Mt. Vernon and opened a DISTILLERY!! That's right, the first president of the US went into the WHISKEY business upon his retirement!!