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he resigns his last volume to its fate, with a feeling of satisfaction that he has at length reached the close of his task, and with the comforting assurance that it has been with him a labor of love, and as such has to a certain degree carried with it its own reward.

Contents.

PAGE

CHAP. I.—News of Peace-Letter of Washington

in Behalf of the Army-Cessation of Hostil-

ities Proclaimed - Order of the Cincinnati

Formed-Letter of Washingtou to the State

Governors—Mutiny in the Pennsylvania Line

-Letter of Washington on the Subject–Tour

to the Northern Posts

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CHAP. II.—The Army to be Discharged-Parting

Address of Washington-Evacuation of New

York-Parting Scene of Washington with his

Officers at New York-Washington Resigus

his Commission to Congress – Retires to

Mount Vernon

CHAP. III.- Washington at Mount Vernon-A

Soldier's Repose-Plans of Domestic Life-

Kind Offer of the Council of Pennsylvania-

Historical Applications-News of Jacob Van

Braam-Opening of Spring-Agricultural Life

Resumed-Recollections of the Fairfaxes-

Meeting of the Order of Cincinnati-Tour of

Washington and Dr. Craik to the West-Ideas

of Internal Improvement,Parting with La-

fayette .

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nesses

CHAP. IV. Scheme of Iulaud Navigation-

Shares of Stock Offered to Washington-De-

clined-Rural Improvements—The Tax of

Letter-Writing-The Tax of Sittirg for Like-

Ornamental Gardening Manage-

ment of the Estate, Domestic Life-Visit of

Mr. Watson-Reverential Awe Inspired by

Washington-Irksome to him-Instances of

his Festive Gayety-Of his Laughing-Pas-

sion for Hunting Revived-Death of General

Greene-His Character- Washington's Re-

grets and Encomiums-Letters to the French

Noblemen

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CHAP. V. Washington Doubts the Solidity of

the Confederation Correspondence with

John Jay on the Subject- Plan of a Couven-

tion of all the States to Revise the Federal

Susten— \l'ashington Heads the Virginia

Delegation - Insurrection in Massachusetts-

The Convention – A Federal Coustitution

Organized -- Ratified

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CHAP. VI.-- Ilashington Talked of for the Presi-

dency-Ilis Letters on the Subject Expressing

his Reluctance -Ilis Election- His Progress

to the seat of Government—His Reception

at New York – The Inauguration

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Constitution and Theoretic Doubts — James

Madison-Knox-His Characteristics 128

CHAP. VIII.-Washington's Privacy Beset with

Visits of Compliment – Queries as to the

Proper Line of Conduct in His Presidential

Intercourse-Opinions of Adams and Hamil-

ton-Jefferson as to the Authors of the Minor

Forms and Ceremonies-His Whimsical Anec-

dote of the First Levee-Inaugural Ball

· 137

CHAP. IX.-Journey of Mrs. Washington to New

York-Honors Paid her in her Progress-Re-

ception at the Seat of Government–The Presi-

dent's Equipage

CHAP. X.-Alarming Illness of the President-

The Senate Rejects One of his Nominations

-His Sensitive Vindication of it-Death of

his Mother-Her Character – The Executive

Departments Instituted-Selection of Officers

for the Treasury and War Departments,

Hamilton Instructed to Report a Financial

Plan at the Next Session of Congress—Ar-

rangement of the Judiciary Department-

Edmund Randolph-Adjournment of Con-

gress-Its Character, by Fisher Ames

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CHAP. XI.—The Department of State Still with-

out a Head-Sketch of Jefferson's Character

and Opinions-Deeply Immersed in French

Politics at Paris–Gouverneur Morris Abroad

- Contrast of his and Jefferson's Views of the

French Crisis—News of the French Revolu-

tion in America-Popular Excitement-Wash-