Behind the Scenes
An Interview with Richard Brookhiser
George Washington in
The Atlantic
Washington's Great Campaign of 1776, by John Fiske (1889)
Franklin, Washington, Lincoln, by Horace Elisha Scudder (1889)
Dr. Rush and General Washington, by Paul Leicester Ford (1895)
Washington's Hardest Decision, by Douglas Southall Freeman (1952)
George Washington on the Web
Letter
from George Washington to John Hancock on the condition of the Continental Army, September 24, 1776
George Washington's copy of the
Declaration of Independence
, from the collections of the Library of Congress
George Washington's Speeches:
Inaugural Addresses, State of the Union Addresses, and Farewell Addresses
Keigwin and Mathews Collection
of newspapers from the Colonial Period, the Revolutionary War, and George Washington's Presidency
A guide to the locations of
George Washington's papers
and other documents from his era
Mount Vernon Home Page
Background Information
about George Washington's Presidency
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