North, William, 1755-1836 [President John Adams' annoucement to the army regarding the death of George Washington]

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GLC#
GLC03515
Type
Broadsides, posters & signs
Date
December 24, 1799
Author/Creator
North, William, 1755-1836
Title
[President John Adams' annoucement to the army regarding the death of George Washington]
Place Written
New York, New York
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 32.7 cm, Width: 19.5 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

Issued by North, Adjutant General, from the Adjutant General's Office in New York on 24 December 1799. Cites a previous issue 21 December 1799 in Philadelphia. Declares "The impressing terms in which this great national calamity is announced by the President, could receive no new force from any thing that might be added: the voice of praise would in vain endeavor to exalt a character, unrivalled on the lists of true glory: words would in vain attempt to give expression to that profound and reverential grief, which will penetrate every American bosom, and engage the sympathy of an admiring world." Lists the order of funeral honors in several locations.

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