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THE LAST PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON. 1798. AGE 66.
Drawn from life by St. Memin in 1798. From the original drawing when in the possession of the late J. Carson Brevoort of Brooklyn, New York. The present location and ownership of the drawing are unknown. (See McClure's Magazine for February, 1897, page 308.)
General was bled again; no effect was, however, produced by it, and he remained in the same state, unable to swallow anything.
A blister was administered about twelve o'clock, which … caused no alteration in his complaint.
Dr. Dick came in about three o'clock, and Dr. Brown arrived soon after. Upon Dr. Dick's seeing the General, and consulting a few minutes with Dr. Craik, he was bled again; the blood came very slow, was thick, and did not produce any symptoms of fainting. Dr. Brown came into the chamber soon after, and upon feeling the General's pulse, etc., the physicians went out together. Dr. Craik returned soon