Judge Minots Famous Eulogy Of President Washington

(GEORGE WASHINGTON). Booklet. 24pg. 1800. Boston. A booklet entitled An Eulogy on George Washington, late commander in chief of the Armies of the United States of America, who died December 14, 1799, Delivered before the Inhabitants of the Town of Boston, at the Request of their Committee, by George Richards Minot. Minot praised the late President, stating in the start: Our duty, my Fellow-Townsmen, on this distressing occasion, is dictated by the dignity and resplendent virtue of the beloved Man whose death we deplore. We assemble to pay a debt to departed merit, a debt which we can only pay by the sincerity of our grief, and the respectful effusions of gratitude. This is a second edition printed by Manning & Loring. There is water spotting to the first few pages, a toning box to the title page, and modern staples along the left margin; the condition is good to very good.