Death
In his later years Francisco was poor, and petitioned Congress and the Virginia legislature for support. He spent the last three years of his life working as the Sergeant-at-Arms to the Virginia State Senate. He died of appendicitis, in January 1831; he was buried with full military honors in Shockoe Hill Cemetery in Richmond. The state legislature adjourned for the day, and many legislators attended the funeral.
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