[odawg]

I think he also had a horse doctor in attendance.

Washington liked to keep records, and he regularly checked his own pulse as he lay dying.

He was placed in two coffins, which were then encased in lead. About twenty or thirty years later, when a new burial chamber was constructed, his coffin was opened to verify it was him. He was extremely preserved and recognizable, but his hair was gone. He probably is still preserved very well.

[Ellendra]

He was extremely preserved and recognizable, but his hair was gone. He probably is still preserved very well.

Possibly the mercury at work. It might have acted as a preservative. I know there have been cases of arsenic poisoning where the body wouldn't decay because the arsenic killed any bacteria that tried to grow there.

Just a hypothesis, though.

[Rastus]

He was extremely preserved and recognizable, but his hair was gone.

Someone stole his powdered wig?!