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mind the vastness of his undertaking the 

 arduous struggle he maintained the result 

 which crowned it and immortalized his name ; 

 and perhaps, more than all, the rare magnani- 

 mity with which at last, after having establish- 

 ed the independence, and become the gover- 

 nor of a great nation, he voluntarily relinquish- 

 ed power and retired into private life. It is 

 no wonder then, we find that it is with the 

 most ardent devotion Americans regard his 

 memory, and that monuments in honour of it 

 are made to adorn their cities, and his por- 

 traits and statues their public halls and pri- 

 vate buildings. 



On my return to Washington about six 

 o'clock, I called on my friend Mr Greig to 

 take leave, and after I had been with him for 

 an hour or two, we parted with a lasting sense 

 of his kindness on my part, and with an assur- 

 ance from him of a continuance of friendship, 

 with which I could not but feel highly gratified. 



