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Hair theft at ancestral Washington home shocks Bri tain
Thieves stole locks of Washington and Martha Washington hair from Sulgrave Manor near Towcester in a night burglary. Robins, the custodian, reported the loss of the two locks along with an antique clock, a watch, and 61 pewter kitchen items. He noted another Washington hair lock remains. The house, given to the British and American peoples in 1914, draws many American visitors.
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