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considered bad if not outright immoral by good citizens of the day. Suffice to say his conduct was a matter
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of great discussion at the 21 Annual Communication in 1878.
Garfielde fell ill with both pleurisy and pneumonia in April 1883. He began deteriorating quickly and died
at his home on April 13, 1883. He was buried at Glenwood Cemetery in D.C., with only the stones
“Garfield” (no “e”) to mark his grave. His standing as Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of
Washington Territory, Masonic rites were not observed at his funeral as he had not affiliated with any
lodge in the D.C. area.
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