Excerpt from The Writings of George Washington From the Original Manuscript Sources, 1745-1799, Vol. 30: Prepared Under the Direction of the United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission and Published by Authority of Congress; June 20, 1788-January 21, 1790 Dr. J. Franklin jameson, C of American History and Chief of Manuscripts Division Library of Congress. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.