Death of General Washington
Document 1799Hamilton expresses his grief at the death of Washington, encloses a copy of the General Orders of December 21 relative to mourning and funeral honors.
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Type
Printed transcription/modern copy of letter
Description
Hamilton expresses his grief at the death of Washington, encloses a copy of the General Orders of December 21 relative to mourning and funeral honors.
Date
12/22/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1799122237200
Note
Syrett, vol. 24, 116-117.
Notable persons
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
death
your feelings
cause to lament
public misfortune
an order relative to the occasion