The Alexandria Gazette, 16 August 1842
(Virginia)

DIED
In Georgetown, on Friday, the 12th instant, after a short and painful illness, which he bore with Christian fortitude, WILLIAM POMEROY, Sen., at the advanced age of 87 years. He was a native of Cornwall, England, but for upwards of forty years a resident of this town, and for the last few years a resident of Georgetown. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
"Blessed are the dead that died in the Lord."

Contributed by Bob Bolitho