The funeral of the Presidents son took place today at 2 P M in the East Room-Rev Dr Gurley officiating
After the services the body was taken to the cemetery at Georgetown to be deposited in Mr Carroll's vault, and left, for the time being, in the little chapel in the cemetary The President, his son Robert, Senator Trumbull & myself rode out in the Presidents carriage After return from Cemetery I brought Emma home to Mrs Carters to dinner—Found Mrs Col Symington of Pittsburgh there. After tea I returned to the Presidents and Mrs B & I sat up with Tad till after 2 O'clock in the morning.
SOURCE: The Diary of Orville Hickman Browning, Vol. 1, p. 531
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