"George Washington and the New Nation 1783-1793" by James Thomas Flexner fun The portraits we commissioned show

The portraits we commissioned show these five notable women: Abigail Adams

who hired him to teach his nephew

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one-time governor of West Florida and an outspoken proponent in Parliament of American rights

Updated January 24 at 9:25 pm: This has been sold

"George Washington and the New Nation 1783-1793" by James Thomas Flexner fun The portraits we commissioned showUpdated on March 20: This book has been sold. Full title: George Washington and the New Nation 1783 1793 by James Thomas Flexner. Published in Boston by Little, Brown and Company in 1970. 466pp. From the publisher: "This book begins with Washingtons return to Mount Vernon, a victorious, but exhausted soldier eagerly seeking the pleasures of a quiet country life. Free of heavy responsibilities, his character expands in genial, often unexpected ways.