Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Text-Book of the Washington Benevolent Society: Containing a Biography and Character of George Washington, His Farewell Address to the People of the United States, and the Federal Constitution, With the Amendments
In July 1798, m consequence of an expected war with France, he was. Ap pointed, by President Adams, and ac cepted the ofice of Lieutenant General of the Armies of the United States. The acceptance of this command was his last public act.
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