respective chief clerks, and all other civil officers of the Government.
Officers of the Revolution.
Officers and soldiers of the late war who served under the command of
the late President.
Corporate authorities of Washington.
Corporate authorities of Georgetown.
Corporate authorities of Alexandria.
Such societies and fraternities as may wish to join the procession,
to report to the marshal of the District, who will assign them their
respective positions.
Citizens and strangers.
The troops designated to form the escort will assemble in the avenue
north of the President's house, and form line precisely at 11 o'clock
a.m. on Wednesday, the 7th instant, with its right (Captain Ringgold's
troop of light artillery) resting opposite the western gate.
The procession will move precisely at 12 o'clock m., when minute guns
will be fired by detachments of artillery stationed near St. John's
church and the City Hall, and by the Columbian Artillery at the Capitol.
At the same hour the bells of the several churches in Washington,
Georgetown, and Alexandria will be tolled.
At sunrise to-morrow, the 7th instant, a Federal salute will be fired
from the military stations in the vicinity of Washington, minute guns
between the hours of 12 and 3, and a national salute at the setting of
the sun.
The usual badge of mourning will be worn on the left arm and on the hilt
of the sword.
The Adjutant-General of the Army is charged with the military
arrangements of the day, aided by the Assistant Adjutants-General on
duty at the Headquarters of the Army.
The United States marshal of the District has the direction of the civic
procession, assisted by the mayors of the cities of the District and the
clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States.
By order:
ROGER JONES,
_Adjutant-General United States Army_.
CERTIFICATE OF THE DEATH OF PRESIDENT HARRISON.
[From official records, written on parchment, in the State Department.]
WASHINGTON, _April 4, A.D. 1841_.
William Henry Harrison, President of the United States, departed this
life at the President's house, in this city, this morning, being Sunday,
the 4th day of April, A.D. 1841, at thirty minutes before 1 o'clock in
the morning; we whose names are hereunto subscribed being in the house,
and some of us in his immediate presence, at the time of his decease.
W.W. SEATON,
_Mayor of Washington_.
DANL. WEBSTER,
_Secretary of State_.
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