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George Washington: “It is with peculiar satisfaction I can say, that prompted by a high sense of duty in my attendance on public worship, I…”

On the recordMarch 1, 1797
It is with peculiar satisfaction I can say, that prompted by a high sense of duty in my attendance on public worship, I have been gratified by the liberal and interesting discourses delivered in your Churches.
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George Washington
Independent · Virginia

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Letter to the United Episcopal Churches of Christ Church and St. Peter's.

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