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Confederation Series

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The six-volume Confederation Series (1784–1788) begins on 1 January 1784 with the hero of the American Revolution back at Mount Vernon under his own "vine and fig tree." It ends in September 1788 on the eve of his return to public life as president under the new Constitution. Unlike the series devoted to Washington's Revolutionary War and presidential papers, the Confederation Series is composed almost entirely of personal letters and includes very few official documents.

Confederation Series
Volume Number, Dates Covered, Editor/s, and Date Published
1. January – July 1784
(W.W. Abbot, ed., 1992)
2. July 1784 – May 1785
(W.W. Abbot, ed., 1992)
3. May 1785 – March 1786
(W.W. Abbot, ed., 1994) | Essay |
4. April 1786 – January 1787
(W.W. Abbot, ed., 1995 ) | Essay |
5. February – December 1787
(W.W. Abbot, ed., 1997)
6. January – September 1788
(W.W. Abbot, ed., 1997)
Index to Confederation Series

Intro | Diaries | Colonial | Revolutionary War | Confederation | Presidential | Retirement