A circular letter, from His Excellency George Washington, commander in chief of the armies of the United States of America : addressed to the governors of the several states, on his resigning the command of the army, and retiring from public business

A circular letter, from His Excellency George Washington, commander in chief of the armies of the United States of America : addressed to the governors of the several states, on his resigning the command of the army, and retiring from public business

Circular letter addressed to the governors

Philadelphia : Printed by Robert Smith, jun. ..., [1783]

51, [1] p. ; 13 cm. (16mo).

L2009F46 1783 M

(OCoLC)228765956

"Head quarters, Newburgh, June 18, 1783" --p. [3].
Signatures: A-C8 [D]2.
Horizontal chain lines.
Page 46 misnumbered 49.
Publisher's advertisement: p. [52].
At the end of the revolutionary war, Washington issued a “circular letter” to the governors of the states, in which he reflected on the great achievement of independence and laid out his opinions on how the national must proceed to keep this independence secure.
Ms. inscription on front pastedown: R. Coltman, Jany. 1 1787 (Capt. Robert Coltman, PA Society)
See also: "Full circle : Robert Coltman's copy of George Washington's Circular letter" (p. 58-61) in Cincinnati fourteen (369.131 S678new 2009 v. 46 no. 1).
Purchased through the generosity of Charles Lilly Coltman III, the great-great-great-great-great grandson of Robert Coltman, the original owner of the book.
Digitized image available, see URL.

Evans 18261
Sabin 101540
ESTC W008301

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