Resolution for procuring a Statue of General Washington.

IN THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES

Tuesday, the 22d of June, 1784.

Resolved that the executive be requested to take measures for procuring a statue of General Washington, to be of the finest marble and best workmanship, with the following inscription on its pedestal, viz:

“The general assembly of the commonwealth of Virginia have caused this statue to be erected as a monument of affection and gratitude to George Washington, who uniting to the endowments fo the Hero to the virtues of the Patriot, and exerting both in establishing the liberties of his county, has rendered his name dear to his fellow citizens and given the world an immortal example of true glory. Done in the year of Christ and in the year of the commonwealth     .”

Teste,
JOHN BECKLEY, C. H. D.
1784, June 24th.

Agreed to by the senate unanimously.
Will. Drew, C. S.

---

The Statutes at Large;: being a collection of all the laws of Virginia, from the first session of the legislature, in the year 1619., by William Waller Hening. Volume XI, Page 552.