_President of the United States_.
SIR: The melancholy and most painful duty devolves on us to announce to
you that Zachary Taylor, late President of the United States, is no
more. He died at the President's mansion this evening at half-past 10
o'clock.
We have the honor to be, etc.,
JOHN M. CLAYTON,
_Secretary of State_.
W.M. MEREDITH,
_Secretary of the Treasury_.
T. EWING,
_Secretary of the Interior_.
GEO. W. CRAWFORD,
_Secretary of War_.
WM. BALLARD PRESTON,
_Secretary of the Navy_.
J. COLLAMER,
_Postmaster-General_.
[The announcement as published in the Daily National Intelligencer of
July 11, 1850, contains also the signature of Reverdy Johnson,
Attorney-General.]