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An archive of objects from the museum collections at Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site that have been previously featured on the site's "Object of the Month" web site.

Letterbook from the U.S.S. Constitution

October 14, 2026 Posted by: David R. Daly

A handwritten letter book kept by Henry Wadsworth while onboard the USS Constitution and USS Scourge in 1803-1804.

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