Peleg Wadsworth letter to son, 1796
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Maine Historical Society
Education of the Wadsworths
Education became even more important to the Wadsworths, a typical upper-middle-class American family, following the Revolutionary War.
Henry's grandfather General Peleg Wadsworth recognized how critical a well-trained mind was in a country where individuals were self-governing.
On the second page of this letter, Wadsworth reported on the successful exercises of younger siblings, Henry (the poet’s namesake), George, and Lucia, all attending school in Portland.
He encouraged John to improve his public speaking, as “it is a very necessary Qualification in such a Government as ours.”
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