The Papers of George Washington

Inaugural Addresses

  • First Inaugural Address


  • Second Inaugural Address




  • Annual Messages

  • First Annual Message; January 8, 1790


  • Second Annual Message; December 8, 1790


  • Third Annual Message; October 25, 1791


  • Fourth Annual Message; November 6, 1792


  • Fifth Annual Message; December 3, 1793


  • Sixth Annual Message; November 19, 1794


  • Seventh Annual Message; December 8, 1795


  • Eighth Annual Message; December 7, 1796




  • Messages to Congress

  • Message to the Senate of June 11, 1789 Regarding the Convention with France of 1788


  • Message to the Senate of September 17, 1789 Regarding Treaties with Native Americans


  • Message to the Senate of January 11, 1790 Regarding the Treaty of 1790 with the Creeks


  • Message to the Senate of August 4, 1790 Regarding the Treaty of 1790 with the Creeks


  • Message to the Senate of August 6, 1790 Regarding the Treaty of 1790 with the Creeks


  • Message to the Senate of August 7, 1790 Regarding the Treaty of 1790 with the Creeks


  • Message to the Senate of August 11, 1790 Regarding the Treaty of 1790 with the Creeks


  • Message to the Senate of January 17, 1791 Transmitting a Letter from the King of France


  • Message to the Senate of January 19, 1791 Transmitting a Report of Secretary of State Jefferson Regarding Commerce with France


  • Message to the Senate of January 11, 1792 Transmitting a Report of the Secretary of State Concerning Spain


  • Message to the Senate of March 7, 1792 Transmitting a Report by the Secretary of State Regarding a Treaty with Spain


  • Message to the Senate Regarding the Treaty of 1795 with Spain; February 26, 1796


  • Message to the House Regarding Documents Relative to the Jay Treaty March 30, 1796


  • Message to the Senate Regarding the Jay Treaty; March 31, 1796




  • Proclamations

  • Thanksgiving Proclamation - October 3, 1789


  • Proclamation of August 14, 1790


  • Proclamation of August 26, 1790 Regarding Treaties with the Cherokee, Choctaw and Chickasaw.


  • Proclamation of January 24, 1791


  • Proclamation of March 19, 1791


  • Proclamation of March, 30, 1791


  • Proclamation of September 15, 1792


  • Proclamation of December 12, 1792


  • The Proclamation of Neutrality 1793


  • Proclamation of March 24, 1794


  • The Whiskey Rebellion - August 7, 1794


  • Proclamation of September 25, 1794


  • Proclamation of January 1, 1795


  • Proclamation of July 10, 1795




  • Veto Messages

  • Veto Message : April 5, 1792


  • Veto Message : February 28, 1797




  • Addresses

  • Farewell Address