On February 4, 1789, the 69 members of the Electoral College made George ... a letter to his friend Edward Rutledge, he made it seem as if the presidency was little short of a death sentence ...

George Washington used the light of this brass candle stand while laboring over his farewell address in 1796. Richard Strauss / NMAH George Washington was a man of many talents. Writing speeches ...

Located on the Rappahanock River, Washington would spend most of his childhood there. George was only 11 years old when his father died. Upon his father’s death, the plantation and all its holdings ...