Margaret (Peggy) Ewing to Rebecca Gratz - August 22, 18[03]

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Margaret (Peggy) Ewing to Rebecca Gratz

Date

August 22, 18[03]

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Margaret (Peggy) Ewing

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Summary

Margaret (Peggy) writes to her friend Rebecca with the primary purpose, as she makes clear, to receive a letter from the latter in return.

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Lamberton, NJ

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Philadelphia, PA

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Letter. 1 sheet.

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RGC0774

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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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