I anticipate with pleasing expectation that retreat in which I promise myself to realize, without alloy, the sweet enjoyment of partaking, in the midst of my fellow citizens, the benign influence of good Laws under a free Government.
Reflecting on his anticipated retirement.
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I have finally determined to accept the commission of Commander in Chief of the armies of the United States.
It is generally agreed that some cavalry, either militia or regular, will be necessary.
None can serve it with purer intentions than I have done or with a more disinterested zeal.
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