Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 247 Richardson, James D. (James Daniel) 1843 1914 Richardson, James Daniel A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 1, part 1: George Washington Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Compilation_of_the_Messages_and_Papers_of_the_Presidents Produced by Juliet Sutherland, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents" by James D. Richardson is a historical collection produced in the late 19th century that compiles messages and documents from various U.S. Presidents. This volume aims to document significant proclamations, messages to Congress, and historical documents, making them accessible for legislators, students, and the general public interested in American history and governance. The opening of this compilation serves as a preface and provides readers with the context and rationale behind its creation. It emphasizes the value of presidential messages in shaping national policy and inspiring patriotic sentiment among citizens. The text outlines the contents of the volume, which includes foundational documents like the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution, alongside presidential communications, thereby presenting a comprehensive overview of the political evolution of the United States. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 33.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. en United States -- Politics and government Washington, George, 1732-1799 United States -- History -- Sources Presidents -- United States J Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 739638 2025-06-05T06:18:43.663159 text/html 738236 2020-12-25T18:42:53 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 333360 2025-06-05T06:18:55.589076 application/epub+zip 342893 2025-06-05T06:18:48.102072 application/epub+zip 283938 2025-06-05T06:18:46.502083 application/epub+zip 738683 2025-06-05T06:19:01.190058 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 682751 2025-06-05T06:18:54.495047 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 425868 2022-09-05T12:41:38.879104 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 603871 2023-10-05T08:56:07.688794 text/plain 16266 2025-06-05T06:19:01.345012 application/rdf+xml 27024 2025-06-05T06:18:47.110088 image/jpeg 4918 2025-06-05T06:18:46.814099 image/jpeg 323851 2025-06-05T06:18:43.711127 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia