1From George Washington to the Society of the Cincinnati, 4 July 1789 (Washington Papers)
I beg you, gentlemen, to return my most Affectionate regards to the society of the Cincinnati of the State of New York, and assure them, that I receive their congratulations on this auspicious day, with a mind constan[t]ly anxious for the honor and welfare of our country; and can only say, that the force of my abilities, aided by an integrity of heart, shall be studiously pointed to the...
2From George Washington to the Society of the Cincinnati, 31 October 1786 (Washington Papers)
I take this early opportunity, in my character of President of the Cincinnati, of announcing to you, that the triennial General Meeting of the Society is to be convened at the City of Philadelphia on the first Monday of May in the year 1787. As it will not be in my power (for reasons which I shall have the honor of immediately communicating) to attend the next General Meeting; and as it may...