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mahatmakanejeeves

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Thu Dec 15, 2022, 03:09 PM Dec 2022

On December 14, 1799, George Washington died.

From elleng:

Tue Dec 14, 2021: On This Day in History December 14, 1799: George Washington dies at Mount Vernon.

"December 14, 1799, George Washington dies at Mount Vernon after contracting a respiratory illness after being outdoors in the rain. George Washington was born in 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He first joined the military in 1753 when his older brother Lawrence, who led the colony's militia, passed away. Royal Governor Robert Dinwiddie broke the position into four smaller districts and appointed George as one of the adjutants with the rank of major. . .

From the draft of his Farewell Address to the People of the United States when he left the Presidency in 1797, Washington wrote these words, "I leave you with undefiled hands, an uncorrupted heart, and with ardent vows to heaven for the welfare and happiness of that country in which I and my forefathers to the third or fourth progenitor drew our first breath."
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On December 14, 1799, George Washington died. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 OP
I was in that very room a couple of weeks back Historic NY Dec 2022 #1
I had read that he died from excessive bloodletting ... eppur_se_muova Dec 2022 #2

eppur_se_muova

(37,673 posts)
2. I had read that he died from excessive bloodletting ...
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 07:03 PM
Dec 2022

while that sounds like an obvious way to kill someone, apparently there's real reason to doubt that was the cause: https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/the-mysterious-death-of-george-washington

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