DEATH OF MARTHA WASHINGTON.


The Connecticut Courant, vol XXXVII, no 1949. Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin, May 31, 1802. Folio (4870 x 300 mm). 4 pp. Disbound. Mild toning.The third column of page 3, separated by a black rule, announces the death of the first First Lady: "DIED—At Mount Vernon, on Saturday evening the 22d instant, Mrs. MARTHA WASHINGTON, widow of the late illustrious General GEORGE WASHINGTON ... The silence of our respectful grief is our best eulogy."