tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192020.post-89622055244033894402008-03-13T08:19:00.000-07:002008-03-13T08:21:08.757-07:00<p align="left">This is rather amusing – you can check out the obituary of James Monroe at <a href="http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/obits/monroe.html">this site</a>. It is rather short when you think he was a President! What I found interesting was that inside of talking about Monroe’s life, it described the funeral instead, including the casket! Monroe was first put in a leaden coffin and then that was put into a mahogany coffin with a silver plate with an inscription that read:</p><p align="center"><span style="color:#ff6600;">James Monroe<br />Of Virginia<br />Died 4th July 1831<br />Aged 74 years</span></p><p align="left">Again notice it doesn't even list that he was President. </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7192020-8962205524403389440?l=www.american-presidents.org'/></div>Jennie Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08859149370685952622noreply@blogger.com2