Shinah Etting to Rebecca Gratz - [1800s]

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Shinah Etting to Rebecca Gratz

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[1800s]

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Shinah sends Rebecca, her first cousin once removed, a machine to core quinces.

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Philadelphia, PA

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Letter. 1 sheet.

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RGC0765

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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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