USA, Washington DC, 1850. From Mark Twain And His World, by Justin Kaplan, page 36 (a). The name of the capital city is from the first president of the USA. Washington, surrounded by his family and physicians, died on the evening of December 14 1799 after a short illness diagnosed by his doctors as quinsy, a severe inflammation of the tissue surrounding the tonsils. *** Local Caption *** 3303 3107