Wadsworth, Peleg, 1748-1829

Brig. general of Maine Militia; U.S. representative from Massachusetts; country estate in Hiram, Me.

From the description of Maine Militia records, 1822-1838 (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70974611

Brigadier general with Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution; U.S. representative from Massachusetts (District of Maine); and grandfather of American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; b. Duxbury, Mass.; d. Hiram, Me.

From the description of Wadsworth family collection, ca. 1797-1870. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 430938611

General and U.S. representative from Massachusetts.

From the description of Peleg Wadsworth autograph, 1797 June 25. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 276772827

Brigadier general of Maine Militia; U.S. representative from Massachusetts.

From the description of Peleg Wadsworth autograph letter signed, 1795. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71130432

Brigadier general of Massachusetts Militia during Revolutionary War; U.S. representative from Massachusetts. Held at Fort George, Me. in Feb. 1781, but escaped and returned to Plymouth, Mass. until the end of the war.

From the description of Peleg Wadsworth letters, 1778 Sept. 2 to 1781 Mar. 15. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71254653

Brigadier general of Maine Militia during the American Revolution; was held at Fort George, Me., during the Revolution but escaped and returned to Plymouth, Mass.; moved to Portland, Me., and became U.S. representative from Massachusetts for the District of Maine; later moved to Hiram, Me.

From the description of Peleg Wadsworth autograph letter signed to Major William Eaton, 1790. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 233634930