Washington, DC Daily Union Newspaper - Advertisement Mathias M.White April 24 1850
The usual ad for MM White with the exception of :
“John L. Wirt will see to the filling of all orders during my absence with the remains of Hon. John C. Calhoun”
M.M. White's bill to congress for Vice President's Calhoun's funeral
Fisk & Raymond casket
He and the casket traveled by train and ship from Washington, DC to Charleston, South Carolina
M.M. White acted as undertaker to First Lady Dolley Madison
" Along with his invoice, Fisk unashamedly asked John Payne Todd for an endorsement of his product. “May we ask of you a little expression of your sentiments regarding our Metallic burial Case and the satisfaction with which it was received, to yourself and your friends, Such a favor … would be of great service to us” (Almond Dunbar Fisk to John Payne Todd, 23 July 1849).
Though Todd’s response has never been located, he probably provided a positive review, as Dolley was cited in advertisements for Fisk’s coffin in the years following.
Dolley's Coffin by Nancy on Scribd
M.M. White acted as undertaker to First Lady Dolley Madison and provided her with a Fisk& Almond metal casket .
For half a century she was the most important woman in the social circles
of America. To this day she remains one of the best known and most
loved ladies of the White House.
During the War of 1812, Dolley was forced to flee from the White House by the British army. Her quick thinking saved a portrait of George Washington from being destroyed by fire. Upon returning to the capital, she found the Executive Mansion in ruins. Undaunted by temporary quarters, she entertained as skillfully as ever.
The Madisons lived in pleasant retirement at their plantation Montpelier in Virginia until he died in 1836. She returned to the capital in the autumn of 1837, and friends found tactful ways to supplement her diminished income. She remained in Washington until her death in 1849, honored and loved by all.
https://www.whitehousehistory.org/bios/dolley-madison
