Manuscripts

Jedidiah Morse eulogy of George Washington

Description: Proceedings of the Town of Charlestown, in the County of Middlesex, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in Respectful Testimony of the Distinguished Talents and Preeminent Virtues of the Late George Washington (1800). Includes A Prayer and Sermon, Delivered at Charlestown, December 31, 1799; on the Death of George Washington... by Jedidiah Morse. (106 pages, bound volume)
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1800
Call number: mssShapiro
Creator: Shapiro, L. Dennis(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: On deposit from L. Dennis and Susan R. Shapiro, December 2019, September 2020, and January 2021.; Gift of Susan R. Shapiro, January 2022.; Gift of Susan R. Shapiro, February 2022.; Gift of Susan R. Shapiro, January 2023.; Gift of Susan R. Shapiro, December 2024.
Restrictions: RESTRICTED. Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time.
Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
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