Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-03-09
The following strong corroboratiYe proof Of Washn
ti,lu 10 the authorship of tie Farewell Address :cn ..
the Philadelphia Public Ledger:

Tho following strong cooboraye proof Of Washin :ons
i,lc 10 the authorship of tie Farewell Address 4cn iI,.
! the Philadelphia Public Ledger:
The Cay7a0le Testimony - authorship Of Ita:i:as-
! TOMS FdrelceI idi-ess
PHILADELPHIA, 27th Feb l552,
NJ 3l3 Cresnut sr.ss~--
! MEssEs EoIroRs Upon fourth ol july, F" yc'rs
previous the dea,h Of The late David Cia} poole called
upon that gentleman lender him my respect. Nine tiy
naturally awakened recoectinns of Washing nsun-his
persona. appearance his deeds his Farewell Address he
dl-pnte which existed en as II does who
| hIthor
Sir. Caypoole took f.om his esco..e and pa, into nv
hand manuscript, WHICH, since his Death. has oGtn sold ~
auction and o'neht 6y Mr. Leno1 OF New York ltconas
OF several sheets of paper every OF which is nroer
ed. recognized Immediately, the hand writing Of George
Washington, the Faiher of these United States with whose
hand writing we'll acquainted, having il,
having them and still having in myiposscssinn
by him. There erasurcs and nteEneIiors
pages Of the manuscript The cUHpIte wl:
was written be deciphc cd: taken altogether they
Do not cover many iErs, and do not frequently The
nterncaions frw ami iar bctwtrn they the whole
the manuscript the handwriting o Washington
After had long and rcrrrentIy examined H. feturasd
it Mr.. ClypoOc He then detailed 10 NE the lcwlne
testimony Of his ownership nEd OF his belief that Washing
ton the author Of the Addess and that the nanascp:
then bciore vas the 0sieInaI-
IL received message from President Washington,
sivc OF desire to | waited upon him mrn, dac
ly. lie lived in Market street The house is sno"E
as Tower Hail. The Presden, told he had prepared
Farewell Address his coun;rymen and had selected NY
newspaper for its fist appearance. AT The same time Eo
handed The manuscript before us and requested
u
per- previous my putting in circulation This did ie
pcrused the printed paper very utentve altered some OF
punctua,ion heightened some Of the spaces between con-
cudine and beginning sentences, then returned it me,
with request would bring 10 him correct reprint.
This did on the following day He examined i, attentive
w. and on his expressed approval Of it, returned 10 him
this manuscript from which the composoriad set the types,
saying: If your Excelency would allow me 10 retain THIS
manuscript, should esteem it great favor He replied
Sir ii you desire TO keep it, do so, and here il is
On the subject OF its authorship DIR Claypooe told ME he
had received from the family Of John Jay lChcf Justice OF
the United States) the following account-
president Washington sent 10 John Jay manuscript
in his hand writing purpotng TO be farewell address
his counymen with request that r Jay would cal!
Alexander Hamilton and show II TO nnl and mat lhey
should take Ii under their consideration and return II 10 Ui
with such amendments additions or alterations as they
| might propose. Mr. Jay called on Mr. Hamilton, and they
too greed TO form their separate pnons the address
and after they had done TO meet and confer together upon
it, and upon their own opinions OF It, 10 enable !em |" 20
So John Jay left the manuscript Washington had sent TO
him. with Alexander Hamilton, TO take copy from H. ana
return the original John Jay for h consideration On an
appointed day they ms read over the original manuscript
considered by SENTENCE separately and Then con
dered the fruit Of their own opinions framed apart ela
atcy and having come 10 conclusion as regarded Inc
whole they agreed dshgurc the manuscript written
and sent on by Washington ntcr!neaons or erasfcs
upon it, but 10 pn. their reflections on separate paper S
| they did and returned the whole 20 Washington
Mr. CypooIe declared me, his own belief was that the
easures and inerneaton the manuscript be iorcus,
which he believed be the original manuscript sent bY
Washington 10 Jaw the result Of Washingtons JudS-
mcp on and adoption Of such OF the sentiments and opn
ions Jay and Hamilton, transmitted to him. as met win
| his own approval.
Certainly did then and do now consider MIR. Caypoo!os
conclusions just and Wha, reasonable decision, on
Mr Caypooles testimony, can be arrived at save nus =
That Georye Washington then the President OF the United
States was sole author OF his Farewell Address, and
that previous giving publicity TO IT, he wisely sought tho
counsel Of John Jay and Alexander Hamilton and ha me
eraslres and iner!neations lin the hand writing OF WASH
ngon) upon the original manuscript cw as they ar given
bv the hand OF Washington 10 David CiayP"oie ana now
owned bv Mr. enox Of New York contain such OF Tie suS-
grsons of Jay and Hamilton were approved by lis OWE
! judgment. r,-,, ..
The sum of the whole matter is that the Farewell hc-
dress is Wushine compuOn approved by John Jay
and Alexander Hunion IA synod OF "isdom) win ONE ol
the suggestions approved ul by him; ana SO hc"no W.!
his and have been BY him 10 his county
men-a rich inheritance Of national principles to &C hanaeo
! down from generation 20 ecnera'on
| remain, very respectfully, Yours,
| HENRY HOLLiN GSWURTR.