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Description
Peleg Wadsworth's letter to his daughter, Elizabeth, written from Philadelphia, April. 14, 1800 discusses family matters and Elizabeth's desire for a relic from George Washington.
This is one of a series of letters written between Elizabeth Wadsworth, Peleg Wadsworth, and Tobias Lear, Martha Washington's secretary, about Elizabeth's desire to obtain a lock of George Washington's hair.
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About This Item
- Title: Peleg Wadsworth writes to his daughter, Elizabeth, Philadelphia, 1800
- Creator: Wadsworth, Peleg
- Creation Date: 1800-04-12
- Subject Date: 1800-04-12
- Town: Philadelphia, Portland
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME, PA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. S-1247, Misc. box 5/5
- Collection: Elizabeth Wadsworth correspondence
- Object Type: Text
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x219
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LC Subject Headings
- First ladies
- Hair
- Letters
- Manuscripts
- Presidents
- Wadsworth, Elizabeth, 1779-1802--Correspondence
- Wadsworth, Henry, d. 1804
- Wadsworth, Peleg, 1748-1829--Correspondence
- Washington, George, 1732-1799--Relics--Hair
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