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George Washington to John Francis Mercer, September 9, 1786. (Gilder Lehrman

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George Washington on the abolition of slavery, 1786

Of the nine presidents who were slaveholders, only George Washington freed all his own...

George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull Jr., July 21, 1799. (Gilder Lehrman Colle

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Washington on a proposed third term and political parties, 1799

By 1798, George Washington had led America to victory in the Revolution, helped...

George Washington to Burwell Bassett, August 28, 1762. (GLC07545)

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George Washington on attending church, 1762

In 1762, Virginia planter and future president George Washington, just thirty years old, had reason for optimism. He had...