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George Washington

George Washington's last words were, "Let me go off quietly. I cannot last long."

CREDIT: Laugier, engraver. "Washington full-length portrait, standing on bunker." Engraving after a painting by Léon Cogniet. Copyright 1839. Time Line: The Early Republic, The George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress.



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