Margaret (Peggy) Ewing to Rebecca Gratz and Sarah (Sally) Gratz - December 31, 1808

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Margaret (Peggy) Ewing to Rebecca Gratz and Sarah (Sally) Gratz

Date

December 31, 1808

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Author:

Margaret (Peggy) Ewing

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Sarah (Sally) Gratz

Summary

Margaret (Peggy) offers her belated condolences to her friends Rebecca and Sarah (Sally) on the death of their mother.

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Lamberton, NJ

Destination:

Philadelphia, PA

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Letter. 1 sheet.

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RGC0769

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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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