A LIBRARY OF

UNIVERSAL LITERATURE

BIOGRAPHY

VOLUME THIRTY

CONTENTS

PART FOURTH

[CONTINUED)

CHAPTER XXXI.

Discontents of the Army at Newburg-Memorial of the Officers to

Congress-Anonymous Papers circulated in the Camp-Meeting

of Officers called-Address of Washington-Resolutions in Con-

sequence-Letters of Washington to the President-His Opinion

of the Anonymous Addresses and their Author.

CHAPTER XXXII.

News of Peace-Letter of Washington in Behalf of the Army-

Cessation of Hostilities proclaimed-Order of the Cincinnati

formed-Letter of Washington to the State Governors-Mutiny

in the Pennsylvania Line-Letter of Washington on the Subject

-Tour to the Northern Posts.

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CHAPTER XXXIII.

The Army to be discharged-Parting Address of Washington—

Evacuation of New York-Parting Scene of Washington with

his Officers at New York-Washington resigns his Commission

to Congress-Retires to Mount Vernon.

CHAPTER XXXIV.

Washington at Mount Vernon-A Soldier's Repose-Plans of Do-

mestic Life-Kind Offer of the Council of Pennsylvania-His-

(3)

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torical Applications-News of Jacob Van Braam-Opening of

Spring-Agricultural Life resumed-Recollections of the Fair-

faxes-Meeting of the Order of Cincinnati-Tour of Washing-

ton and Dr. Craik to the West-Ideas of Internal Improvement

-Parting with Lafayette

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CHAPTER XXXV.

Scheme of Inland Navigation-Shares of Stock offered to Washing-

ton-Declined-Rural Improvements-The Tax of Letter-writ-

ing-The Tax of Sitting for Likenesses-Ornamental Gardening

-Management of the Estate-Domestic Life-Visit of Mr. Wat-

son-Reverential Awe inspired by Washington-Irksome to

him-Instances of his Festive Gayety-Of his Laughing-Pas-

sion for Hunting revived-Death of Gen. Greene-His Char-

acter-Washington's Regrets and Encomiums-Letters to the

French Noblemen

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CHAPTER XXXVI.

Washington doubts the Solidity of the Confederation-Correspond-

ence with John Jay on the Subject-Plan of a Convention of all

the States to revise the Federal System-Washington heads the

Virginia Delegation-Insurrection in Massachusetts-The Con-

vention-A Federal Constitution organized-Ratified.

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CHAPTER XXXVII.

Washington talked of for the Presidency-His Letters on the

Subject expressing his Reluctance-His Election-His Prog-

ress to the Seat of Government-His Reception at New York-

The Inauguration

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