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Congress immediately adjourned for the day upon news of Washington's death and the Speaker's chair was shrouded in black the next morning the funeral was held four days after his death on December 18 1799 at Mount Vernon where his body was interred Cavalry and foot soldiers led the procession and six colonels served as the pallbearers the Mount Vernon funeral service was restricted mostly to family and friends. Reverend Thomas Davis read the funeral service by the vault with a brief address followed by a ceremony performed by various members of Washington's Masonic lodge in Alexandria Virginia. Congress chose Light-Horse Harry Lee to deliver the eulogy Word of his death traveled slowly; church bells rang in the cities and many places of business closed. People worldwide admired Washington and were saddened by his death and memorial processions were held in major cities of the United States Martha wore a black mourning cape for one year and she burned their correspondence to protect their privacy Only five letters between the couple are known to have survived two letters from Martha to George and three from him to her. .

. 1990 606,900 -4.9% Cornelius Harnett North Carolina 1 Yes, For statistical purposes the District of Columbia is treated as a state-equivalent (and a county-equivalent) by the U.S Census Bureau, Captain Charles A May's squadron of the 2nd Dragoons slashes through the Mexican Army lines Resaca de la Palma Texas May 9 1846. 3 Implementation Birds of the Potomac River Basin A total of about 7000 to 8000 Patriots served on "Committees of Correspondence" at the colonial and local levels comprising most of the leadership in their communities Loyalists were excluded the committees became the leaders of the American resistance to British actions and largely determined the war effort at the state and local level When the First Continental Congress decided to boycott British products the colonial and local Committees took charge examining merchant records and publishing the names of merchants who attempted to defy the boycott by importing British goods. . Nevertheless the Supreme Court has treated campaign contributions as a free speech issue. Some see money as a good influence in politics since it "enables candidates to communicate with voters". Few members retire from Congress without complaining about how much it costs to campaign for reelection. Critics contend that members of Congress are more likely to attend to the needs of heavy campaign contributors than to ordinary citizens! Commissioned and named by President Washington in 1794 Congress also plays a role in presidential elections Both Houses meet in joint session on the sixth day of January following a presidential election to count the electoral votes and there are procedures to follow if no candidate wins a majority. In the United States in the early nineteenth century owners of female slaves could freely and legally use them as sexual objects This follows free use of female slaves on slaving vessels by the crews.:83 "Fancy" was a code word that indicated the girl or young woman was suitable for or trained for sexual use.:56 in some cases children were also abused in this manner the sale of a 13-year-old "nearly a fancy" is documented, Zephaniah Kingsley Jr bought his wife when she was 13.:191.