George Washington's Farewell Address is printed across America as an open letter to the public.

Washington's Farewell Address is a letter written by President George Washington as a valedictory to "friends and fellow-citizens" after 20 years of public service to the United States. He wrote it near the end of the second term of his presidency before retiring to his home at Mount Vernon in Virginia.

Washington's Farewell Address
Washington's Farewell Address (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Gilbert Stuart Williamstown Portrait of George Washington (3x4 cropped)
Gilbert Stuart Williamstown Portrait of George Washington (3x4 cropped) (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Gilbert Stuart - George Washington (Lansdowne Portrait) - Google Art Project
Gilbert Stuart - George Washington (Lansdowne Portrait) - Google Art Project (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Thomas Jefferson by Rembrandt Peale, 1800
Thomas Jefferson by Rembrandt Peale, 1800 (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

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