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What Disease Did George Washington Die From?

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What Disease Did George Washington Die From?

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George Washington died at home in his bed on December 14, 1799. What was the cause of his death? Jeremy Ray, Mount Vernon's director of history interpretation, explains what modern historians believe killed the first president of the United States. #AskMountVernon
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