Contributed by Maine Historical Society
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This note by Elizabeth Wadsworth, written about 1802, gives the lock of George Washington's hair to her sister, Zilpah, in order to pass it along either to the Museum at Bowdoin College, or to the State of Maine. Elizabeth sought a memento of Washington after his death and received the lock of hair.
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About This Item
- Title: Note by Elizabeth Wadsworth about the lock of George Washington's hair, ca. 1802
- Creator: Elizabeth Wadsworth
- Creation Date: circa 1802
- Subject Date: circa 1802
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. S-1247, Misc. Box 5/5
- Collection: Elizabeth Wadsworth correspondence
- Object Type: Text
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- Bowdoin College (Me.)
- Longfellow, Zilpah Wadsworth, 1788-1851
- Manuscripts
- Wadsworth, Elizabeth, 1779-1802--Charitable bequests
- Washington, George, 1732-1799--Relics--Hair
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