George Washington's Hair


Locket of George Washington's hair, ca. 1850

Locket of George Washington's hair, ca. 1850
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Maine Historical Society

In 1850 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow had George Washington's lock of hair enclosed in a gold locket, which is inscribed on the back with its history.

In 1899, through his daughter Alice, the locket and the letters that brought it to the Wadsworth-Longfellow family were given into "the safekeeping of the Maine Historical Society in accordance with Eliza Wadsworth's desire and bequest."

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