Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the American Forces, During the War Which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States, Vol. 1: Compiled Under the Inspection of the Honourable Bushrod Washington, From Original Papers Bequeathed to Him by His Deceased Relative, and Now in Possession of the Author
A faithful detail of the transactions of a per son so pre-eminently distinguished will be looked for with avidity, and the author laments his inability to present to the public a work which may gratify the expectations that have been raised. In addition to that just di?idence of himself which he very sincerely feels, two causes beyond his control combine to excite this apprehension.
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