Washington, George, 1732-1799 to Samuel Powel

GLC00310

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GLC#
GLC00310
Type
Letters
Date
February 5, 1789
Author/Creator
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Title
to Samuel Powel
Place Written
Mount Vernon, Virginia
Pagination
3 p. : docket ; Height: 23.6 cm, Width: 19 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

Washington writes to Powel, Mayor of Philadelphia, one day after being elected as the first President of the United States. He states that he delivered enclosures previously sent from Powel to his nephew, Bushrod Washington. He predicts that the majority of newly elected government officials will be Federalists, stating that "although the issue of all the Elections are not yet known, they are sufficiently displayed to authorize a belief that opposers of the government have been defeated in almost every instance." He expresses sympathy regarding the insanity of British King George III. Refers to Benjamin Franklin's early diagnosis of George III's mental illness.

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