Monument to George Washington
Document 1799Lt. Col. William S. Smith discusses his plans for a monument to the memory of General Washington, with an inscription of a poem penned by him the previous night: "Sacred to the Memory of the Illustrious George Washington, General of the Armies of the United States of America, Who paid the Great Debt of Nature, The 14th. of December, 1799. To Commemorate his virtues. To hand down to Posterity, The Great, The dignified Character of Their Exalted Chief, The Commandant And Officers of the Union Brigade, With Solemn Minds, With Mourning Souls, Erect This Monument..."
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Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Lt. Col. William S. Smith discusses his plans for a monument to the memory of General Washington, with an inscription of a poem penned by him the previous night: "Sacred to the Memory of the Illustrious George Washington, General of the Armies of the United States of America, Who paid the Great Debt of Nature, The 14th. of December, 1799. To Commemorate his virtues. To hand down to Posterity, The Great, The dignified Character of Their Exalted Chief, The Commandant And Officers of the Union Brigade, With Solemn Minds, With Mourning Souls, Erect This Monument..."
Date
12/23/1799
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Recipient
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Union Brigade
Collection
Document number
1799122360100
Note
Cited in Hamilton to Smith, 01/03/1800.
Document in The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, Vol. 24, p.120
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
William Smith
George Washington
Notable locations
Scotch Plains
New Jersey
New York
Notable items
funeral
ceremony
camp
artillery
cartridges
musket
flints
troops
elegy
monument
trophy