Margaret (Peggy) Ewing to Rebecca Gratz - June 16, [1803]

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Margaret (Peggy) Ewing to Rebecca Gratz

Date

June 16, [1803]

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Margaret (Peggy) Ewing

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Summary

Margaret (Peggy) advises her friend Rebecca about Baltimore's social scene after returning from Philadelphia to New Jersey.

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Lamberton, NJ

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Baltimore, MD

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Letter. 1 sheet.

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RGC0001

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The Rosenbach Museum & Library

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