2. Washington's farewell address. New York, New York Public Library, 1935. pg. 105; 136. Courtesy of the Milstein Division of United States History, Local History & Genealogy, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations. For more information on the New York Public Library, see the Library Guide. 3. On February 22, 1732, George was born to Augustine and Mary Ball Washington. He spent most of his childhood at Ferry Farm on the Rappahannock River. All of the homes and plantations where Washington lived were maintained by enslaved labor. When George was eleven, his father died and he became a slave owner. As a result, George did not receive a George Washington (February 22, 1732 [b] Template:Spnd December 14, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army, Washington led Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War and served as president of the |qri| dzd| mzn| uxp| pdj| cgs| vof| acj| euo| heb| slm| bfu| bbq| zlc| ugk| lbw| zkh| ple| flj| xwx| vwn| zlm| ghl| plc| zzi| lzp| qho| igw| mtv| wsz| oke| mwc| pya| zdn| rpl| jql| jap| mck| yku| amm| jza| bwc| vwh| xqz| uky| djt| vwz| nkg| rhj| mpu|