Copies of Letters Regarding Washington's Body
date: label: date made
content: 1799
label: associated date
content: 1799
label: associated date
content: 1800 01 08
name: label: associated person
content: Adams, John
label: associated person
content: Washington, Martha
notes: label: Description
content: Copies of the announcement by President John Adams that he was requesting George Washington's body from his widow, Martha, to be entombed beneath the Capitol, and Martha's reply.
label: Description
content: Though Martha felt it her duty to allow Washington to be buried in the capitol, she was very grieved by the idea. It never came to pass, and Washington's remains are still at Mount Vernon, his home estate, today.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: general subject association
content: National Symbols
setName: label: See more items in
content: Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Americana Mail Auction
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1981.0764.03
label: accession number
content: 1981.0764
label: catalog number
content: 1981.0764.03
objectType: label: Object Name
content: letter
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 12 in x 8 in; 30.48 cm x 20.32 cm