Maine Memory Network

George Washington to Tobias Lear, Savannah, 1791

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1791 Location: Savannah Media: Ink on paper

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Copy of thank you letter, Peleg Wadsworth to Tobias Lear, 1800

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1800-04-12 Location: Philadelphia; Mount Vernon Media: Ink on paper

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Lock of George Washington's Hair

Correspondence between Elizabeth Wadsworth, her father Peleg Wadsworth and Martha Washington's secretary about the gift of a lock of George Washington's hair to Eliza.

Northern Threads: Mourning Fashions

A themed exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring 18th and 19th century mourning jewelry and fashions.