Peleg Wadsworth letter to son, 1796
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Peleg Wadsworth (1748-1829) of Portland wrote to his son John, a student at Harvard College, encouraging him to improve his public speaking skills and reporting on the educational achievements of the younger Wadsworth siblings.
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- Title: Peleg Wadsworth letter to son, 1796
- Creator: Wadsworth, Peleg
- Creation Date: 1796-09-25
- Subject Date: 1796
- Town: Cambridge, Portland
- County: Cumberland, Middlesex
- State: MA, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions (cm): 30 x 20
- Local Code: Coll. 16, Box 2/11
- Object Type: Text
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Maine Historical Society
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LC Subject Headings
Letters
Education
Wadsworth, John, 1781-1860--Correspondence
Wadsworth, Peleg, 1748-1829--Correspondence
Universities & colleges
Harvard University
Public speaking
Fathers and sons
People
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