Washington, George, 1732-1799 to Mrs. Elizabeth Powel
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01646 Author/Creator: Washington, George, 1732-1799 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter Date: September 8, 1787 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 19 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy
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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