Washington's farewell to his officers in 1783 from a painting by Alonzo Chappell, 1866, engraving by T. Phillibrown printed circa 1879 by Henry J. Johnson Publisher, New York.

Gen. Washington plans to step down, Dec. 4, 1783 George Washington told his officers: “With a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you.” By Andrew Glass ...

Historian Lewis E. Lehrman emailed me three articles about Lincoln, Churchill and Washington that could not have come at a better time in the history of our country. Fox Business Personal Finance ...

After British troops evacuated the country Nov. 25, 1783, the first governor of New York, George Clinton, threw a celebration in honor of Washington at Fraunces Tavern.

President George Washington’s Farewell Address was not really an address. Nor was it really a true farewell. The message was printed in a Philadelphia newspaper on September 19, 1796, more than ...

If Washington does that, said His Majesty, he will be the greatest man in the world. In December 1783, the general made good his word. Crossing the Hudson from New York on Dec. 4, Washington began ...

GENERAL WASHINGTON'S CHRISTMAS FAREWELL: A Mount Vernon Homecoming, 1783 Stanley Weintraub, . . Free Press, $25 (205pp) ISBN 978-0-7432-4654-5 ...

On Nov. 2, 1783, Gen. George Washington stood on the balcony of a grand house near Princeton and bade a tearful farewell to his troops who had braved battles, disease and bitter winters to win ...

In reflecting upon the farewell address, it’s easy to see that the very issues Washington focused on—political rivalry, foreign affairs—“are still relevant today,” Rubenstein said.