Margaret (Peggy) Ewing to Rebecca Gratz - June 16, [1803]
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Margaret (Peggy) Ewing to Rebecca Gratz
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June 16, [1803]
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Lamberton, NJ
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Baltimore, MD
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Letter. 1 sheet.
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The Rosenbach Museum & Library
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