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Letter to David Stewart signed by President George Washington
George Washington wrote this letter to David Stuart, one of the three commissioners appointed in charge of planning the new Federal City, to express his increasing frustration with Peter (Pierre) L'Enfant. L'Enfant refused to present a draft of his map to the commissioners, shocking and infuriating Washington. This dispute, among others, led L'Enfant to resign as the designer of the Federal City in 1792.
George Washington, signed manuscript letter, November 20, 1791 |