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Old Ulster County Gazette Echoes Washington Funeral
O M Swisher of Omro Wisconsin shows a curious 1800 Ulster County Gazette from Kingston on the Hudson. The issue, Volume 2 Number 5, printed after the death of George Washington, carries mourning rules, sheriff sales notices, and a lengthy funeral account describing Washington’s wake, procession, and public sorrow at Mount Vernon with solemn ceremony and distant attendees.
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O. M. Swisher
Omro
Wisconsin
Chiafaim
Swisher
Washington
Robert Lowe
Washinton
Ulster County Gazette
Kineston
Hudson River
Samuel Dhreer
George Washington
Washington the Great
Mount Vernon