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INTERESTING OLD DOCUMENT.
Dr. G. ]. Hoadley's Relic of the Death
Of George Washington.

Of George Washington.
DR.. C. j. Hoadley, the state librarian,
is the owner of an interesting old pla-
card or dodger which was distributed
| in this city nearly 100 years ago. 1t
was issued by five young business men
of this city as soon as the news of the
| death of George Washington was con-
firmed, ten days after the event. The
placard is in good condition and has
been mounted by DR.. Hoadley to pre-
serve it, 1t is as folows:--
HAVING received a confirmation of
DEATH Of the great, the highly be-
loved
WASHINGTON.
The inhabitants of the town of Hart
ford, defirous of teftifying their rev.
erence and affection for the memory Of
1.-THE man, firft in war, firft In peace,
and firft in the hearts of his country
men," propofe to attend Divine Service
at the North Westinghouse, on Friday
next. AT half past one o'clock in the
afternoon procetfiion will be formed
at the State Houfe, at which the Citi-
zens of this and the neighboring towns,
are requested to attend. Each perfon
who joins the proceffion will wear a
BLACK GRAPE on his left arm; and
the committee reft fatified that no per
fon will join the proceffion, without the
badge of mourning. The propriety of
wearing Grape on their left arms, on
this melancholy occatfion, is respectfully
fubmitted to the Citizens at large. The
PROTECTION will move preclfely at two;
the peopel are therefore requefted to be
punctual in their attendance. 1t is de-
fired of the Citizens THAT THE
SHOPS AND STORES MAY BE
SHUT THRO' THE WHOLE OF FRI
DAY, that the Day may be devoted to
this folemn Funeral occafion.
John Caldwell,
Thomas j. Seymour,
Enoch Perkins,
Theodore Dwight,
william Brown,
Committee.
Hartford, Dec. "a, 1893.
The North Meeting House" was the
Center church, the predecessor of the
present building, which was built in
1906. The state House was the pres
ent City Hall, which was built in 1896,
and was occupied for state purposes I'M
til transferred to the city twenty years
ago.
John Caldwell, the first. signer of the
document married the widow of the.
man whose name appears last. He
thus became the step-father of Mrs
Francis Parsons, the mother Of the late
Major John G. Parsons. Thomas
Young Seymour was the father of the
late Daniel NJ Seymour, and Enoch
Perkins was the grandfather of Charles
r.. Perkins. Theodore Dwight was a
brother Of Timothy Dwight, the first
president Of Yale, and lived in the
house now standing on the corner Of
Prospect street and occupied as Mer-,
rills Hotel William Brown was
young lawyer and died after few
years.
The old document is of especial inter-
est just now on account of the efforts
which have just started to have public
celebrations on the death of Washing
ton in several parts Of the country. The
matter of celebration in New York,
it is understood will be taken up after
Dewey day is out of the way.-Hart-
ford Courant.