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1796 · THE COUNSELS
Washington's Farewell Address
The good-faith counsel entire, and 'steer clear of permanent alliances' set monumental: the first President's parting advice, verbatim from 1796.
| source | The Farewell Address, September 19, 1796 (Avalon Project transcription) |
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| typeface | Caslon |
| paper | 100 lb cream cover, 18 x 24 |
| press | Thomas Graphics, Austin, Texas |
| edition | Numbered of 250, cotton paper, embossed maker's mark |
From the Farewell Address, published September 19, 1796. The sheet carries the good-faith-and-justice counsel in full and the alliances sentence split large. Every word verbatim; nothing paraphrased. Washington never delivered it as a speech: it went straight to the printer, which makes it ours by trade.
Rolled in a tube from Austin. Free U.S. shipping on prints over $75. Every sheet inspected by hand before it leaves the shop.


