Subjects – Lee, Henry
The resolution to bury President George Washington at the U.S. Capitol
December 23, 1799
Following the death of President George Washington, the House and Senate resolved that “the family of General Washington be requested to permit his body to be deposited under” a marble monument erected “by the United States in the Capitol, at the city of Washington.”
President George Washington’s Memorial Service
December 26, 1799
On the morning after Christmas Day, the House attended a memorial Joint Session for former President George Washington.