Frances Gratz Etting to Rachel Gratz and Rebecca Gratz - July 10, [1800?]

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Frances Gratz Etting to Rachel Gratz and Rebecca Gratz

Date

July 10, [1800?]

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Author:

Frances Gratz Etting

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Summary

Frances writes to her sisters Rachel and Rebecca about her desire to be a better correspondent and the use of worm seed within her family.

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Baltimore, MD

Destination:

Philadelphia, PA

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Letter. 1 sheet.

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Identifier:

RGC0071

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This document is published with permission from the American Philosophical Society. Contact APS for information about accessing the physical collection. https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/

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Gratz Family Papers, Mss.Ms.Coll.72., American Philosophical Society

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