The Poughkeepsie journal, no.15 of vol.xv, Tuesday, December 31, 1799
Publisher: George Washington Memorial Paper Co.
Published: 1931
Place of publication: Poughkeepsie, N.Y
Language: eng
Notes: Contains the account of the death and burial of Gen. George Washington. It is the earliest known paper to be entirely draped in black mourning borders, and one of the first northern papers to carry the news of Washington's funeral procession.

Precedes by 5 days the nationally famous Ulster County Gazette, dated Jan. 4, 1800.