Rebecca Gratz to Julia Williams Rush Biddle - April 07, 1862

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Rebecca Gratz to Julia Williams Rush Biddle

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April 07, 1862

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Julia Williams Rush Biddle

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Receipt for $500 from Julia Biddle for the Purchasing Committee of the Orphan Society

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Receipt. 1 sheet.

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RGC0705

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Gratz Family (Philadelphia) Papers, P-8, American Jewish Historical Society.

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