Lot 6 George Washington

Autograph letter signed, 1 1/3 pages, Philadelphia, 25 December 1778, to Magistrates of the City of Philadelphia.

Sheet size: 7 1/2 by 9 1/8 in.

Washington's best wishes for Philadelphia: "I return you my warmest thanks for the honor you do me in your obliging address. Such a distinguished proof of the affection of my fellow citizens manifested by so respectable a body as the Magistrates of the city of Philadelphia cannot but afford me the most sensible pleasure."