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Description
Peleg Wadsworth (1748-1829) of Portland wrote to his son John, a student at Harvard College, encouraging him to improve his public speaking skills and reporting on the educational achievements of the younger Wadsworth siblings.
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About This Item
- Title: Peleg Wadsworth letter to son, 1796
- Creator: Peleg Wadsworth
- Creation Date: 1796-09-25
- Subject Date: 1796
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Locations:
- Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 30 cm x 20 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 16, Box 2/11
- Collection: Wadsworth family correspondence
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Education
- Fathers and sons
- Harvard University
- Letters
- Public speaking
- Universities & colleges
- Wadsworth, John, 1781-1860--Correspondence
- Wadsworth, Peleg, 1748-1829--Correspondence
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(207) 774-1822 x230
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