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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04443.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1789 |
| Title | Inaugural address [leaf from 1st draft of discarded first inaugural = pp.49-50] |
| Date | April 1789 |
| Author | Washington, George (1732-1799) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Concerning taxation and the national debt. This was a first draft which Washington later discarded. The manuscript was disassembled by Jared Sparks and leaves or clippings were given away as samples of GW's handwriting. Sparks regarded the document as unimportant since Washington had not actually used this draft. See other leaves: GLC 639.25 and 1589. |
| Subjects | Inauguration Inaugural Address Government and Civics President Presidential Speeches and Proclamations Finance Taxes or Taxation Debt |
| People | Washington, George (1732-1799) |
| Place written | New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The Presidency; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Notes: Published in The Papers of George Washington, Vol 2: Presidential Series. edited by W. W. Abbot. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, YEAR], p.. Page 49 & 50 of Washington's draft. [notation in margin on first page: Washington's hand-writing, but not his composition. J.S.] Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Inaugural address [leaf from 1st draft of discarded first inaugural = pp.36-37] Inaugural address [leaf from 1st draft of discarded first inaugural = pp.57-58] |
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