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‘Young Martha and George Washington’, Library of Congress, Popular and applied graphic art prints, PAGA 7, no. 3431, 1904.
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May the members thereof and the Fair who honor it with their presence long continue in the enjoyment of an amusement so innocent and agreeable.
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A TOAST PROPOSED AT THE PHILADELPHIA DANCING ASSEMBLY
[February 22, 1797]
May the members thereof and the Fair who honor it with their presence long continue in the enjoyment of an amusement so innocent and agreeable.
Sources
Washington, George, The Writings of George Washington from the original manuscript sources, 1745-1799; prepared under the direction of the United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission and published by authority of Congress; John C. Fitzpatrick, editor ... Washington: Government Printing Office, v.35, p. 397. Transcription by Alain Kerhervé. Full volume from Hathitrust.