Funeral Honors for George Washington

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Type

Draft Letter

Description

Alexander Hamilton explains the regulations related to the funeral honors for the recently deceased George Washington in the cities of Philadelphia and New York.

Date

12/21/1799

Recipient

Sent from

Philadelphia

Document number

1799122137000

Note

Cited in North to Hamilton, 12/23/1799. Document in The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, Vol. 24, p.114

Notable persons

William North
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
Matthew Clarkson
Benjamin Moore
Ebenezer Stevens

Notable locations

Philadelphia
New York

Notable items

funeral
guns
battery
artillery
volunteers
militia
musket
cartridges