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Definition of President Washington

1. Noun. 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799).

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Literary usage of President Washington

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: With a Life by John Adams, Charles Francis Adams (1853)
"TO President Washington. New York, 29 August, 1790. SIR, — That New Orleans and the Spanish posts on the Mississippi will be among the first attempts of the ..."

2. The Life and Times of Aaron Burr by James Parton (1893)
"The next day President Washington, as the custom then was, delivered his annual Speech to both Houses assembled in the Senate Chamber. ..."

3. The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: With a Life by John Adams (1853)
"President Washington TO JOHN ADAMS. Monday, 20 February, 1797. DEAR SIR, — I thank you for giving me the perusal of the inclosed.1 The sentiments do honor ..."

4. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1897 by United States President (1897)
"Expresses regret upon being notified of President Washington' ... President Washington meets and advises with, respecting treaty with Indians, 1,61, andX,5. ..."

5. The Writings of George Washington: Being His Correspondence, Addresses by George Washington (1855)
"497 X. Letter from John Jay to President Washington . . 499 XI. Letter from Lafayette to President Washington, respecting the State of Affairs in France . ..."

6. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"Six captains were ap- in Delaware Bay, and on 7 April fell in with the pointed by President Washington, " by and with the " Liverpool ", and after a sharp ..."

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