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" I consider it an indispensable duty to close this last solemn act of my official life, by commending the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God, and those who have the superintendence of them to his holy keeping. " Having now... "
The Writings of George Washington: pt. II. Correspondence and miscellaneous ... - Page 505
by George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1835
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Theater Enough: American Culture and the Metaphor of the World Stage, 1607-1789

Jeffrey H. Richards, Professor of Theatre Jeffrey H Richards - Literary Criticism - 1991 - 368 pages
...great theatre of Action, and bidding an Affectionate farewell to this August body under whose order I have so long acted, I here offer my Commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life" (quoted in Middlekauff, 584). In the noble wartime...
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The Life of Washington: A New Edition with Primary Documents and ...

Mason Locke Weems - Biography & Autobiography - 1996 - 230 pages
...distinguished merits of the Gentlemen who have been attached to my person during the War. It was impossible the choice of confidential Officers to compose my...so long acted, I here offer my Commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life. [John C. Fitzpatrick, ed. The Writings of George Washington....
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to the American Revolution

Alan Axelrod - History - 2000 - 426 pages
..."Having now finished the work assigned me," he tearfully declared, "I retire from the great theater of action, and bidding an affectionate farewell to...so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life." With this, Washington withdrew the documents of his...
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George Washington: True Patriot

Janet Benge, Geoff Benge - Biography & Autobiography - 2001 - 228 pages
...the indulgence of retiring from the service of my country. George choked back tears as he continued. Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire...so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life. Chapter 17 A Rising Sun George and Martha Washington...
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The World Turned Upside Down: The American Revolution

Education - 2002 - 366 pages
...assistance I have received from my countrymen, increases with every review of the momentous contest. . . . Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire...so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life. Source: Rhodehamel, The American Revolution. From Center...
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American Presidents: Farewell Messages to the Nation, 1796-2001

Gleaves Whitney - Biography & Autobiography - 2003 - 496 pages
...have the superintendence of them, to his holy keeping. Having now finished the work assigned me, 1 retire from the great theatre of Action — and bidding...so long acted, I here offer my Commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life. (Source: National Archives, Washington, DC, Papers...
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American History Told by Contemporaries: Building of the Republic ..., Volume 2

Albert Bushnell Hart - Biography & Autobiography - 2002 - 680 pages
...the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of action, and bidding an affectionate farewel to this august body, under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life." The general was so powerfully impressed, with the...
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George Washington: Ordinary Man, Extraordinary Leader

Robert Francis Jones - Biography & Autobiography - 2002 - 274 pages
...esp. 466-68; chap. 29 for the trip to Annapolis and for Washington's leave-taking of the C'.ongress. under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life." Thomas Mifflin, as president of Congress, accepted...
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George Washington Coloring Book

Peter F. Copeland, Coloring Books - Juvenile Nonfiction - 2003 - 52 pages
...He then traveled to Annapolis, Maryland, where he resigned his commission on December 23. He stated, "Having now finished the work assigned me. I retire...so long acted, I here offer my Commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life." Washington then departed for Virginia to rejoin his...
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History of American Political Thought

Bryan-Paul Frost, Jeffrey Sikkenga - Philosophy - 2003 - 852 pages
...independence, and gratitude for the support of his countrymen and trusted aides, he bade farewell: "Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire...so long acted, I here offer my Commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life" (W 547-48). Jefferson soon wrote to him: "the moderation...
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