{"id":328966,"date":"2021-03-27T18:15:50","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T22:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=328966"},"modified":"2021-03-27T18:15:57","modified_gmt":"2021-03-27T22:15:57","slug":"george-washingtons-hair-up-for-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-washingtons-hair-up-for-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"George Washington\u2019s Hair Up For Auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgeorge-washingtons-hair-up-for-auction%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=328966&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-4008.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A lock of former President George Washington\u2019s hair is up for auction with a starting bid of $1,000.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/auction.lelands.com\/bids\/bidplace?itemid=102363\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leland\u2019s Auctions<\/a> claims the historic hair is \u201cwell-documented\u201d to have been authentic, and was removed from Washington\u2019s head in 1799, the year he died at Mount Vernon.<\/p>\n<p>The hair is contained in a handmade brass and glass locket and includes a hand-written letter. As of Saturday, seven private bids have increased the price to $1,771. The auction ends April 2 at 11 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>As Leland\u2019s describes the item:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"15\">\n<p><em>These multiple strands of George Washington\u2019s hair have been thoughtfully stored in this hand made brass and glass locket measuring roughly 1.75\u00d72.5\u2033 for many years. Believed to have been removed from our First President close to or after his death in 1799, this well documented specimen is is accompanied by a handwritten letter stating \u201cGeneral Washington\u2019s hair \u2013 cut from his head in the year 1799 by Mr. John Pierie of Philadelphia, from whom I received it, Fr. Hopkinson, Philada: June 28th, 1836.\u201d Artifacts associated with the nation\u2019s first president are highly coveted by museums, history buffs, and memorabilia collectors alike.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A spokesperson for Lelands claims the auction house anticipates the hair to sell for between $4,000 and $6,000, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/in-the-know\/in-the-know\/545184-lock-of-george-washingtons-hair-up-for-auction-with-starting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Hill<\/a>. Another lock of Washington\u2019s hair auctioned off by Lelands sold for more than $35,000 in 2019, according to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2019\/02\/04\/lock-of-george-washingtons-hair-from-alexander-hamiltons-family-sells-at-auction-for-35k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That particular founding follicle was attached to a letter sent by one of Alexander Hamilton\u2019s sons on&nbsp;March 20, 1871 to a woman named Eleanor G. Collins. In 2018, it was <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2018\/02\/13\/strands-of-george-washingtons-hair-found-in-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">found<\/a> by an&nbsp;archivist surveying Union College\u2019s library in&nbsp;Schenectady, New York. The book had been owned by Philip J. Schuyler, who was the brother-in-law of Alexander Hamilton and the son of Gen. Philip Schuyler, a New York senator.<\/p>\n<p>A natural redhead, Washington did not wear a wig contrary to popular belief, but rather powdered his hair white according to the style of the time. His hair had grayed by the time he became president in 1789 at the age of 57.<\/p>\n<p>Other chunks of Washington\u2019s hair exist elsewhere. As reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phillyvoice.com\/george-washington-lock-hair-lelands-auction-philly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Philly Voice<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"21.156164383562\">\n<p><em>Another lock of Washington\u2019s hair, with a similar origin story,&nbsp;is also owned by the <a title href=\"http:\/\/statemuseumpa.org\/locks-george-washington-hair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-original-title>State Museum of Pennsylvania<\/a>. A note accompanying that lock says Washington allowed Pierie, a \u201cbarber surgeon,\u201d to keep \u201ca pretty good portion\u201d of the hair he had trimmed from the president\u2019s head during his final visit to Philly in 1797. Pierie then distributed the trimmings to \u201ca select few of his old customer + friends.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>However, the Harrisburg museum says its hard to know how true that story is.&nbsp;There is record that Washington visited Philly during that time, but not much is known about Pierie.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhile verifying the veracity of such a story is difficult, the tale is consistent with historical events,\u201d the museum says.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/portland-leftists-topple-george-washington-statue-burn-american-flag-on-it-twice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Portland Leftists Topple George Washington Statue, Burn American Flag On It \u2014 Twice.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lock of former President George Washington\u2019s hair is up for auction with a starting bid of $1,000.Leland\u2019s Auctions claims the historic hair is \u201cwell-documented\u201d to have been authentic, and &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1888298,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-328966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=328966"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328966\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1888298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=328966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=328966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=328966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}