Excerpt from Essay on the Character and Influence of Washington in the Revolution of the United States of America It is now forty years since this great man has been reposing, to use his own expression, in the mansions of rest, at Mount Vernon, by the side of his fathers. But his country has recently reared to him the noblest of monu ments, in the publication of his Works, consist ing of his Letters, Discourses, and Messages. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.