Josephine Etting to Rebecca Gratz - June 18, 1856

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Josephine Etting to Rebecca Gratz

Date

June 18, 1856

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Author:

Josephine Etting

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Summary

Josephine updates her grand aunt Rebecca about the health of her family, inquires about other family members, and asks for reading recommendations.

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Baltimore, MD

Destination:

Philadelphia, PA

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Letter. 1 sheet. 1 envelope.

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RGC0081

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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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