1From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 30 July 1796 (Hamilton Papers)
I have the pleasure to send you herewith a certain draft which I have endeavoured to make as perfect as my time and engagements would permit. It has been my object to render this act importantly and lastingly useful, and avoiding all just cause of present exception, to embrace such reflections and sentiments as will wear well, progress in approbation with time, & redound to future reputation....
2Enclosure: Draft of Washington’s Farewell Address, [30 July 1796] (Hamilton Papers)
The period for a new election of a Citizen to administer the Executive Gov of the U States being not very distant and the time actually arrived when the your thoughts of my fellow Citizens must be employed in designating the Citizen who is to administer the Executive Government of the United States the person who is to be cloathed with that important trust for another term, it may conduce to...