Wadsworth, Peleg, 1748-1829
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Peleg Wadsworth to Martha Washington, 1800 March 26
Item — Box 2, Folder: 26
Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed. Condolence letter from Peleg Wadsworth, Philadelphia, to Martha Washington on the death of George Washington. Wadsworth requests, on behalf of his daughter, a relic of the late General.
Dates:
1800 March 26
Tobias Lear to Peleg Wadsworth, 1800 April 5
Item — Box 2, Folder: 27
Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, writes on behalf of Martha in response to Peleg Wadsworth's condolence letter after the death of George Washington. Lear writes that he is enclosing a lock of Washington's hair for Wadsworth's daughter as requested.
Dates:
1800 April 5
