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I am just going. Have me decently buried and do not let my body be put into the Vault in less than three days after I am dead.... Tis well.

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George Washington
Age: 67 †
Born: 1732
Born: February 22
Died: 1799
Died: December 14
1St U.S. President
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Military Officer
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Westmoreland County
Virginia
Washington
President Washington
G. Washington
Father of the United States
The American Fabius
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