George Washington's hair found tucked in old book in New York library

A researcher at the Schaffer Library in New York has discovered what is believed to be a lock of George Washington’s hair inside an 18th-century almanac. The strands are thought to have been given to the book’s owner by the son of Alexander Hamilton, the first US secretary of the Treasury immortalised in the hit musical that bears his name. ... [mehr] https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/feb/21/george-washington-hair-found-old-book-new-york-library