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Telegram from Henrietta Nesbitt to W.H. and L.D. Betz

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Telegram from Henrietta Nesbitt (1874-1963), White House cook and housekeeper, to W.H. and L.D. Betz asking for an additional twenty gallons of the specially fabricated London city water to be delivered to the White House. The water was used to serve tea to the King and Queen of England during their American visit.

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  • Box 3, Folder 11

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Nesbitt, Henrietta. “Telegram from Henrietta Nesbitt to W.H. and L.D. Betz,” 1939. BetzDearborn, Incorporated Records, Box 3, Folder 11. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/cn69m5159.

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