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Collection Reference Number GLC08716
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to 1800 
Title The Connecticut Courant Vol. 35, No. 182
Date 6 January 1800
Document Type Newspapers and Magazines
Content Description Includes President John Adams' statement recommending a thirty-day mourning period to the people of the United States in memory of George Washington, who died 14 December 1799. Contains a tribute to Washington in place of the Courant's usual New Year's address. Includes domestic and foreign news, notices of sale, and announcements. Frayed along the edges and taped along the seams.
Subjects President  Death  Global History and Civics  Foreign Affairs  
People Adams, John (1735-1826)  Washington, George (1732-1799)  
Place written Hartford, Connecticut
Theme The American Revolution; The Presidency; Foreign Affairs
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859