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MSA SC 5664-1-1
RESTRICTED: NO ACCESS OF ORIGINAL WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE STATE ARCHIVIST.

Dates1783/12/23

Mediumoriginal (manuscript); digital images

StorageContact the Department of Special Collections for location.

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Original draft for George Washington's resignation speech which he delivered to Continental Congress in the State House, Annapolis. On December 23, 1783, General Washington resigned as Commander-In-Chief of the Continental Army.

MSA SC 5664-1-2
RESTRICTED: NO ACCESS OF ORIGINAL WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE STATE ARCHIVIST OR DEPUTY STATE ARCHIVIST.

Dates1783/12/23

Mediumorignal (manuscript); digital images

StorageRB

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Letter, James McHenry to Margaret (Peggy) Caldwell.
McHenry describes what he witnessed on December 23, 1783, when General George Washington addressed the Continental Congress and resigned his commission as Commander-In-Chief of the Continental Army in the Old Senate Chamber, State House, Annapolis.

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