- Creator
- Washington, George, 1732-1799
- Call number
- MssCol 3230
- Physical description
- .25 linear feet (1 box)
- Preferred Citation
Farewell address, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
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- The entirety of this collection has been digitized and is available online.
Holograph manuscript (32 pp.), dated United States, 1796 September 19, of President George Washington’s Farewell Address to the nation, with his emendations. In this document, Washington informs his “Friends & Fellow Citizens” that he will not seek office for a third term, leaving them with his views on the country’s present situation, his recommendations for its sound governance and relations abroad, and his hopes for the future. This is the final version, which he delivered to the printer of the American Daily Advertiser in Philadelphia on September 19, 1796. Alexander Hamilton helped Washington substantially in the preparation of the address, both men consulting an earlier address drafted by James Madison in 1792.
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Material was received from the Lenox Library
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Compiled by Susan P. Waide, 2014
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Forms part of George Washington Papers
Bibliography
Reproduced in: Washington's farewell address, in facsimile, with transliterations of all the drafts of Washington, Madison, & Hamilton, together with their correspondence and other supporting documents; edited, with a history of its origin, reception by the nation, rise of the controversy respecting its authorship, and a bibliography, by Victor Hugo Paltsits (New York: The New York Public Library, 1935). Facsimile and transcription available online at http://gwpapers.virginia.edu/documents/washingtons-farewell-address/
Key terms
Names
- Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804 (creator)
- Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Farewell address
- United States. President (1789-1797 : Washington) (creator)
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Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328