Mrs Madison's funeral

Posted by Cunningb2 | Posted in , , | Posted on September 05, 2020


 Mrs Madison had wanted a metallic casket for the remains of President Madison who was buried in an unmarked grave in Virginia. Within a few month of receiving the letter from Mr. Fisk when she (and Todd) inquired about a Fisk casket for President Madison remains (April 1849) Mrs Dolley Madison dies in her Lafayette Square home in DC and is buried in Congressional Cemetery in a Fisk Casket.

 This is the bill for Dolley Madison's funeral sent from Almond Fisk and John Wirt to Todd Payne Mrs Madison's son.

 
 
 
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