Message to the first Congress of the United States : manuscript, [1789].

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Message to the first Congress of the United States : manuscript, [1789].

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Autograph manuscript fragment (p. 24 and 25) of a suppressed message by President Washington to the first Congress of the United States. Concerns the rise of the financial difficulties caused by the Revolutionary War and makes reference to the abolition of slavery. Together with a typed transcription.

1 leaf (2 p.) ; 26 cm.

Princeton University Library

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Princeton University Library

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