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

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1798-06-17Author
Washington, George, 1732-1799
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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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