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Washington, George ENGRAVED DOCUMENT SIGNED ("GO: WASHINGTON"), BEING A MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATE FOR THE SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI On parchment (14 x 19 3/8 in.; 355 x 491 mm), accomplished in a secretarial hand and signed by Washington as president of the Society of the Cincinnati, countersigned by Henry Knox ("HKnox") as secretary, engraved vignettes by Auguste L. Belle after Jean-Jacques Andre LeVeau (from the design of Pierre L'Enfant) depicting America in knight's armor trampling upon the British standard and the American eagle casting the British lion and Britannia out to sea with thunderbolts, depictions of both sides of the medal of the Order of the Cincinnati within roundels, Mount Vernon, 1 October 1785, being the certificate of membership admitting Jonas Simonds to the Society; lightly darkened, a few very short marginal tears and nicks; withal, in very fine condition.