WASHINGTON GEORGE: (1732-1799) American President 1789-97.

A.L.S., G: Washington, as President, one page, 4to, Philadelphia, 14th November 1796, to Colonel William Deakins in George Town. Washington writes, in full, 'Permit me to recommend the enclosed letter (no longer present) to your care. - And to ask if it be practicable to procure me ten or a dozen Bushels of Oats from the Glades for Seed, by the first of March next? With esteem & regard I am, Dear Sir, Your Obedt. Servant'. With integral address leaf hand addressed by Washington and signed ('President U.S.') by him to the lower left corner of the address panel. With the remnants of a red wax seal and a small area of paper loss where originally broken. Some uniform age toning and a couple of minor stains, not affecting the signature, and some very minor chipping to the right edge and corners of the letter, about VGColonel William Deakins (1742-1798) Prominent Georgetown Merchant who served as the treasurer for the D.C. commissioners from 1791-96.The present letter was written towards the conclusion of Washington's second term of office as American President, which was to end in March 1797. It is not unreasonable to presume that Washington was already considering, and anticipating with pleasure, his return to Mount Vernon as a working farmer, just as the Roman leader Cincinnatus rescinded the reins of power to return to the land. The Society of the Cincinnati, of which Washington served as the first president, is a historical association which was founded in the aftermath of the American Revolutionary War, by officers of the Continental Army, to preserve the ideals of the military officer's role in the new American republic. 'Bushels of Oats from the Glades of Seed', as mentioned in the present letter, would have figured prominently in his farming plans.Washington served as the first President of America, and was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. As such, and Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army and hero of the Revolution, Washington's legacy remains among the two or three greatest in American history.