Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Tuesday, December 14, 2010


This day in history:

On December 14, 1799 General George Washington died in Mount Vernon at the age of 67 breathing his last words: "Tis' well".

In our collection:

Caldwell, Charles, An elegiac poem on the death of General Washington (Philadelphia: Samuel F. Bradford at the office of "The True American.", 1800.)