George Washington Autograph Letter Signed.

WASHINGTON, George.

$65,000.00

Item Number: 141583

Rare autograph letter signed by George Washington as the first President of the United States. Quarto, one page, the letter reads in full, “New York Jany 24th 1790 Sir Capt. Burnett delivered me your letter of the 18th and is so obliging as to take charge of this answer – It is my sincere opinion that the land mentioned in it is worth what I asked for it–to wit four dollars per acre and once would have sold for it; but if, in the present scarcity of cash it rather fetch that sum, let those who are really inclinable to buy, come forward, like men that are in earnest, and say what they will give–If they, or their Agent have seen the land, (and without this it is useless to name any price) have examined its qualities and improvements, they can say what they will give, and ought to act with candour. -On these terms I am ready to treat with them. It is not my intention to dispose of the land for a song, nor is it my wish to higgle, or make many words to the bargain–for which reason I pray them to come to a decision at once, and that you would inform me of the result. At any rate it would be proper for you to write to me, & soon, that I may not miss any other offer should any be made to. Sir, Yr most Obed. Hble Serv G Washington.” In very good condition, silked on recto and verso. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 18 inches by 15 inches. An exceptional letter.

American statesman and soldier George Washington served as the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797 and was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and later presided over the 1787 convention that drafted the United States Constitution. He is popularly considered the driving force behind the nation's establishment and came to be known as the "father of the country," both during his lifetime and to this day.