Copy of thank you letter, Peleg Wadsworth to Tobias Lear
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Peleg Wadsworth (1748-1829) wrote to Tobias Lear, Martha Washington's secretary, thanking him and Mrs. Washington for the generous gift to his daughter, Elizabeth, of a lock of George Washington's hair.
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- Title: Copy of thank you letter, Peleg Wadsworth to Tobias Lear
- Creator: Wadsworth, Peleg
- Creation Date: 1800-04-12
- Subject Date: 1800-04-12
- Town: Mount Vernon, Philadelphia
- State: PA, VA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. S-1247 MS-00-448 V.1 Misc. box 5/5
- Object Type: Text
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LC Subject Headings
Manuscripts
Wadsworth, Peleg, 1748-1829--Correspondence
Wadsworth, Elizabeth, 1779-1802--Correspondence
Letters
Lear, Tobias--Correspondence
Presidents
First ladies
Washington, George, 1732-1799--Relics--Hair
Washington, Martha, 1732-1801--Correspondence
Daughters
Fathers
People
Washington, George
Washington, Martha
Wadsworth, Peleg
Wadsworth, Elizabeth
Lear, Tobias
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