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George Washington: “I therefore required your attendance to receive nominations of the several officers necessary to put the Federal…”

On the recordMarch 3, 1791
I therefore required your attendance to receive nominations of the several officers necessary to put the Federal Government into motion in that State.
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George Washington
Independent · Virginia

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