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  "First in War, first in Peace, and first in the Hearts of His Countrymen": Exceedingly Rare First Appearance in Print of Washington's Funeral Oration

  [WASHINGTON, George].

  A Funeral Oration in Honor of the Memory of George Washington. Late General of the Armies of the United States.

  Philadelphia: Hall & Sellers, January 15, 1800.

  Exceedingly rare first appearance in print of Washington's Funeral Oration, featured on the front page of the Wednesday, January 15 1800 issue of the Pennsylvania Gazette. Folio, four pages, the headline reads, "A Funeral Oration in Honor of the Memory of George Washington. Late General of the Armies of the United States. Prepared and Delivered at the Request of Congress, at the German Lutheran Church, on Thursday, the 26th of December, By Major-General Henry Lee, One of the Representatives from the State of Virginia." Washington's eulogy was delivered by Major-General Henry Lee to both Houses of Congress and a crowd of 4,000 at the first President's funeral on December 26, 1799. This printing of the eulogy in the Pennsylvania Gazette precedes the first official Congressional printing (Evans 37797, Sabin 39744). In very good condition. Exceedingly rare, being one of two copies to have appeared in existing auction records, the other in 1889.

  Price: $15,000.00     Item Number: 126803

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