PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON - THIRD PERSON AUTOGRAPH LETTER 03/16/1796 - HFSID 350396
Price: $13,500.00
GEORGE WASHINGTON
As President, he mentions sending a miniature cameo bust of himself to a lady.
Framed collection including: 1) Autograph Letter Signed in the Third Person. As
President, 1 page, 6¼x4½. No place, 1796 March 16. Signed "the President" in text. To a
Mrs. Stewart, in full: "Not for the representation or the value, but because it is the
production of a fair lady, the President takes the liberty of presenting the enclosed, with
his best regards, to Mrs. Stewart praying her acceptance." Toned and creased. Trimmed,
irregularly cut edges. Fine condition.2) Framed reproduction of Madame de Brehan's miniature
portrait of a Grecian style image of Washington. George Washington (1732-1799) a Virginia
planter and surveyor who gained his military experience in the French and Indian War, was a
delegate to the Continental Congress when he volunteered to take command of the American
militia surrounding British-occupied Boston in 1775. Not a brilliant tactician, Washington
turned the ragtag volunteer Continental Army, inadequately supplied by Congress, into
an effective fighting force, preserving morale and winning enough battles to persuade
France to enter the conflict. With victory achieved, he astonished European observers
by retiring to private life instead of establishing his own monarchy. He presided at the
Constitutional Convention (1787), coaxed from retirement by James Madison's
argument that only he had the national prestige to assure support for the stronger
national government both agreed the country needed. As President, he sought to rise above
party, including both the leading Federalist (Alexander Hamilton) and Democratic-Republican
(Thomas Jefferson) in his Cabinet. He again set a precedent by limiting himself to two terms.
His Farewell Address, which warned against permanent alliances with foreign powers, also set
an enduring precedent. Washington certainly earned the title given to him by grateful citizens,
"Father of His Country." Corners of frame worn and lightly chipped. Fine condition.
Framed to an overall size of 23 x 18 ½. Not framed by the Gallery of History.
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