Washington closes his letter to the American people by asking them to forgive any failures which may have occurred during his service to the country, assuring them that they were due to his own weaknesses and by no means intentional.
ワシントンはアメリカ国民に宛てた文書を、この国に奉仕する間におかした失敗を許してくれるよう求め、それらの失敗は自身の弱さによるものであり、決して意図的なものではなかったことを請け合うことで、締めくくっている。