Kitty Etting to Rebecca Gratz - June 11, 1797

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Kitty Etting to Rebecca Gratz

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June 11, 1797

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Kitty regales her relative Rebecca with the details of a difficult journey by coach, her visit to see family, and apologizes for not writing sooner.

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Baltimore, MD

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Philadelphia, PA

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Letter. 1 sheet.

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RGC0083

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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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