Directions Relative to the Funeral Honors for General Washington
Item
Type
Document
Title
Directions Relative to the Funeral Honors for General Washington
Description
Directions for funeral honors to be paid on the death of General Washington. All military stations, officers, and volunteers are to wear crape on the left arm for six months to signify mourning. Hamilton is to give the orders for carrying out the directions.
short description
Directions Relative to the Funeral Honors for General Washington
year created
1799
month created
12
day created
19
author
in collection
in publication
note
Enclosed in McHenry to Hamilton, 12/18/1799. [special directions, from the President of the United States, relative to the funeral honours, to be paid to the memory of General George Washington]
notable person/group
James McHenry
President John Adams
General George Washington
Officers of the Army
corps of Volunteers
notable location
Philadelphia
War Office
notable item/thing
death
funeral honors
military stations
wear crape on the left arm
mourning
necessary orders
by Command of the President
notable idea/issue
death of Washington
notable phrase
vast debt of Gratitude, which is due to the Virtues, Talents and ever memorable services of the illustrious deceased
document number
1799121900100
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |