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MARBLEHEAD, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — When the Marblehead Museum reopens in March, visitors will be able to see a unique piece of local history.
Over the weekend, the museum unveiled a new display for a letter written to famous Marblehead resident General John Glover by America's first president George Washington. The letter dates back to 1779, just three years after General Glover helped ferry General Washington's army across the Delaware River for the now-famous victory in the battle of Trenton.
"General John Glover is a Marblehead hero," Lauren McCormack, the museum's executive director, told WBZ's Carl Stevens. "It's signed by General Washington, 'G Washington' is the signature, which is very exciting because we don't have anything that so directly relates the relationship between Washington and Glover."
McCormack said this whole display came to be after she got an email alert saying the letter was up for sale. She was not optimistic the museum would be able to afford the piece of history, but a local organization stepped in to save the day.
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"We were pretty sure it was going to be above and beyond our price range but a very generous donation by the reenacting group known as Glover's Marblehead Regiment allowed us to be able to purchase the letter," McCormack said.
The Marblehead Museum is closed for the winter but will reopen to the public on March 1.
WBZ's Carl Stevens (@CarlWBZ) reports.
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