FRONTISPIECE-Irving, Vol. Fifteen-see p. 115.

OF

WASHINGTON IRVING

LIFE OF

GEORGE WASHINGTON

PART FOUR

ILLUSTRATED

Volume Fifteen

NEW YORK

PETER FENELON COLLIER, PUBLISHER

1897

£312

.174 Vol. A (1)

Gipt

Alteena Sclical District

Aug. 1760

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.

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-

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