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    Letter from George Washington to the Board of Trustees of Washington Academy (correspondence)

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    1798-06-17
    Author
    Washington, George, 1732-1799
    Subject
    Washington, George, 1732-1799
    Washington and Lee University
    Liberty Hall Academy
    Washington College
    Correspondence
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    A letter from George Washington to the Board of Trustees of the newly renamed Washington College, thanking them for renaming Liberty Hall Academy in his honor for his gift of 100 shares of the James River Canal Company stock to the school. In the letter, Washington praises the promotion of Literature and the Arts.
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