Member Certificate of the Society of Cincinnati for George Bush, Esquire, signed by Washington as president of the society, counter signed by Henry Knox as secretary. Mount Vernon, Virginia: October 31, 1785. Folio; 13 7/8 x 19 3/4 in., (313 x501mm). Engraved on vellum with vignette borders, filled in manuscript. Darkening and chipping at edges of vellum sheet, some small dampstains in body of document, but not affecting signatures or other manuscript elements, some fading to Knox's signature, last few letters of Washington's signature faded.