years and honors, he died himself, mourned by all
who knew him. The Boston Gazette of that date thus
refers to the event:

George, the favorite body-servant of the lamented Washing-
ton, died in Richmond, Va., last Tuesday, at the ripe age of
95 years. His intellect was unimpaired, and his memory tena-
cious, up to within a few minutes of his decease. He was
present at the second installation of Washington as President,
and also at his funeral, and distinctly remembered all the
prominent incidents connected with those noted events.

From this period we hear no more of the favorite
body-servant of General Washington until May,
1825, at which time he died again. A Philadelphia
paper thus speaks of the sad occurrence:

At Macon, Ga., last week, a colored man named George, who
was the favorite body-servant of General Washington, died at
the advanced age of 95 years. Up to within a few hours of his
dissolution he was in full possession of all his faculties, and
could distinctly recollect the second installation of Washington,
his death and burial, the surrender of Cornwallis, the battle of
renton, the griefs and hardships of Valley Forge, etc. De-
ceased was followed to the grave by the entire population of
Macon.

On the Fourth of July, 1830, and also of 1834 and
1836, the subject of this sketch was exhibited in great
state upon the rostrum of the orator of the day, and
in November of 1840 he died again. The St. Louis
Republican of the 25th of that month spoke as follows:

" George, once the favorite body-servant of General Washing-
ton, died yesterday at the house of Mr. John Leavenworth

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