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Jenks's Portland Gazette
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
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On Jan. 9, 1800, the Massachusetts Legislature convened in Boston, received Lt. Gov. Gill's message on mourning George Washington's death, and voted to attend an eulogium by G.R. Minot, wear black armbands, and shroud the chamber in black.
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BOSTON, JAN. 9.
YESTERDAY the Legislature of this Commonwealth convened at the State House, agreeably to adjournment. Having formed a quorum of both Branches in the afternoon, they appointed a Committee, who waited on His Honor the Lieutenant Governor, and informed him they were ready to receive his communications. The Secretary soon after came in, and read the following Message:
Gentlemen of the Senate, and Gentlemen of the House of Representatives,
The DEATH of General GEORGE WASHINGTON is an event truly distressing.
The President of the United States on the 24th of December last, agreeably to a resolve of Congress of that day, has, by Proclamation, recommended to the Citizens, a uniform mode to express their profound sorrow on this occasion.
If you, gentlemen, should think proper to adopt any measure in conformity with said resolve of Congress, I shall readily concur with you.
MOSES GILL.
Council Chamber, January 8th, 1800.
A Committee of the town of Boston attended the House and informed them, that on occasion of the much lamented death of Gen. GEORGE WASHINGTON, an Eulogium would be pronounced on the 9th inst. at the old South Meeting house by George R. Minot, Esq. and that the town requested the countenance and attendance of the Hon. House, and further requested the use of the apartments on the lower floor of the State House for the purpose of forming a procession.
The House voted, in compliance with the wishes of the town of Boston expressed by their committee, to attend the ceremonies of tomorrow--and that the Gentlemen of the Boston seat be requested to inform the committee of the town thereof.
Ordered, That the members of the House wear a black crape or ribbon on the left arm during the session, and that the Speaker's table, desk, and apparatus of the House, be shrouded in black, as a tribute of mourning for the death of the late General GEORGE WASHINGTON.
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Boston, Massachusetts
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January 9, 1800
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the house voted to attend the eulogium, requested members to wear black crape or ribbon on the left arm during the session, and ordered the speaker's table, desk, and apparatus shrouded in black as mourning for george washington.
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The Massachusetts Legislature convened on January 9, 1800. Lt. Gov. Moses Gill sent a message expressing distress over George Washington's death and supporting conformity with Congress's mourning resolve. A Boston town committee requested the House's attendance at an eulogium by George R. Minot on January 9 at the Old South Meeting House and use of State House rooms for a procession. The House agreed to attend and adopted mourning measures.