Washington, George, 1732-1799 to Mrs. Elizabeth Powel

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GLC01646
GLC#
GLC01646
Type
Letters
Date
September 8, 1787
Author/Creator
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Title
to Mrs. Elizabeth Powel
Place Written
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pagination
1 p. : docket Height: 19 cm, Width: 19 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
Creating a New Government

Washington thanks her for a reflecting lamp that was apparently a new and unusual European import. Comments, "The benefits which will flow from the general use of such Lamps, are too apparent for the light of them to be long hid from the American World."

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