Farewell address
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Title
Farewell address
Names
Washington, George, 1732-1799 (Creator)
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804 (Creator)
United States. President (1789-1797 : Washington) (Creator)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1796
Library Location
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 3230
Subjects
Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Farewell address
Presidents
Statesmen
United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809
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Physical Description
Extent: .25 linear feet 1 box
Abstract
Holograph manuscript (32 pp.), dated United States, 1796 September 19, of President George Washington’s Farewell Address to the nation, with his emendations. In this document, Washington informs his “Friends & Fellow Citizens” that he will not seek office for a third term, leaving them with his views on the country’s present situation, his recommendations for its sound governance and relations abroad, and his hopes for the future. This is the final version, which he delivered to the printer of the American Daily Advertiser in Philadelphia on September 19, 1796. Alexander Hamilton helped Washington substantially in the preparation of the address, both men consulting an earlier address drafted by James Madison in 1792.
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Identifiers
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 20.01.PROG14
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20315249
Archives ID: 3230
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 20.01.PROG14_r2
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 20.01.PROG14_r3
Archives Collections ID: 3230
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a628ed70-29b0-0133-4f65-60f81dd2b63c
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Farewell address" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1796. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a628ed70-29b0-0133-4f65-60f81dd2b63c
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1796). Farewell address Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a628ed70-29b0-0133-4f65-60f81dd2b63c
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Farewell address" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a628ed70-29b0-0133-4f65-60f81dd2b63c
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