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Washington's Death

Washington's Death image
Parent Issue
Signal of Liberty, May 23, 1846
Day
23
Month
May
Year
1846
Copyright
Public Domain
Additional Text

Note from AADL staff: George Washington died on the evening of December 14, 1799.

OCR Text

- It isa fact notperhaps penerally known, says an ensiern paper, that Washington drew his Jast breath in lhe last hour in the last day of the last week n the last month of the yenr and in tho last year of iho century. He died Salurday night, 12 o'clock,Dec 31, 1799.