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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08789 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1799 |
| Title | Aurora General Advertiser No. 2735 |
| Date | 30 December 1799 |
| Author | Bache, Benjamin Franklin (1769-1798) |
| Document Type | Newspapers and Magazines |
| Content Description | Contains a fifteen-verse poem written in commemoration of George Washington, who died 14 December 1799. The poem is entitled "On the decease of his excellency, George Washington" and is followed by the initials R. N. Includes two statements issued by the House of Representatives discussing Washington's funeral oration and the official Congressional mourning of Washington's death. Includes domestic and foreign news, notices of sale, and announcements. Frayed along the edges. |
| Subjects | Poetry President Death Congress Government and Civics Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs |
| People | Bache, Benjamin Franklin (1769-1798) Washington, George (1732-1799) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The Presidency; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Bache, grandson of Benjamin Franklin, founded the Philadelphia General Advertiser (later the Aurora General Advertiser) in 1790. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |