I Remain

See also Lee's biography and a guide to research collections of his papers (http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000201), as well as the biography and guide for Patrick Henry (http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000511).

Lee reports on the instructions given by Congress in the wake of the death of the honorable Mr. Hardy. Congressmen resolved to attend the funeral in a body, and spent about $370 to see that Mr. Hardy would be "interred in a manner suitable to his station." A discrepancy arose over who would then pay the bill: the heirs who were already financially strapped after the war, Congress who oversaw the formation of the Committee to organize the funeral, or the Committee members themselves who offered to pay out of their own pockets.

The letter is written on official White House letterhead during the Presidency of John Kennedy; see other letters from Kennedy in the collection as well as his official White House biography (http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/jk35.html) and a guide to research collections of his papers (http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000107).

Gruenther states, "We are among the many who just cannot imagine Washington without Francis Walters [sic] and what's more-- we cannot imagine Francis Walters without Washington." Gruenther goes on to state that Walter must change his mind, telling him that all his "accomplishments will long after all of us are gone." Gruenther was the assistant to the deputy assistant to the President (Kennedy).