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Washington's Farewell Address to the army...
Washington's Farewell Address to the army...
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November 19, 1783
THE CONNECTICUT JOURNAL, New Haven, Nov. 19, 1783 Taking over two-thirds of page 3 is the historic document headed: "General Washington's Farewell Orders to the Armies of the United States" and datelined "Rocky Hill, near Princeton, Nov. 2, 1783" which reads in part: "A contemplation of the compleat attainment (at a period earlier than could have been expected) of the object for which we contended, against so formidable a power, cannot but inspire us with astonishment and gratitude--The disadvantageous circumstances on our part, under which the war was undertaken, can never be forgotten--The singlular interpositions of Providence in our feeble condition were such as could scarcely escape the attention of the most unobserving, while the unparalleled perseverence of the armies of the United States, throught almost every possible suffering & discouragement, for the space of eight long years, was little short of a standing miracle...".
In another item on page 3 the report begins: "His Excellency Genereal Washington, by Proclamation bearing date the 4th instant, and in compliance with the Resolve of Congress of the 29th Day of October last, has discharged all the troops in the Service of the United States, that are not in Pennsylvania, or the Southward thereof, except the garrison of Fort Pitt."
Other reports in this issue include, in part: "General Thomas Mifflin is chosen President of Congress for the ensuing year in the room of Elias Boudinot. Whose term of delegation is expired;--and this honorable body stands adjourned to the 26th instant, then to meet at Annapolis for the dispatch of public business."
A lengthy correspondence from the Dutch minister to America includes "...Our friends & Allies, with very great satisfaction did we, by the reception of the honorable Mr. Adams...acknowledge the independence of your republic; & with equal & much greater delight have received the pleasing tidings of the conclusion of the preliminary articles of peace by which the court of Great Britain has declared you free and independent states."
Other items as well, but they pale in comparison to the Farewell Address by Washington & other war references.
Complete in 4 pages, a small & minor tape mend hear the inside spine, never bound nor trimmed, scattered foxing, generally in very nice condition.
An extremely rare report to find in an American newspaper and the first such issue we have had in many years.
Category: Revolutionary War
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