Margaret (Peggy) Ewing to Rebecca Gratz, [September] 11, 1803

Quoting parts of Rebecca's letter, Margaret (Peggy) reflects on their friendship and letter writing, thinking their style could fit the literary journal The Port Folio. She also comments on hasty weddings.

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Title:Margaret (Peggy) Ewing to Rebecca Gratz
Author:Margaret (Peggy) Ewing
Recipient:Rebecca Gratz
Origin:[Lamberton, NJ]
Destination:Philadelphia, PA
Date:1803-[09]-11
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Ewing, Margaret (Peggy), 1779-1809
Gratz, Sarah (Sally), 1779-1817
Sergeant, Elizabeth D., 1784-1854
Dennie, Joseph, 1768-1812
Subject
(Geographic):		Baltimore, MD
Rome, Italy
Europe
Subject
(Topical):		Friendship
Marriage
Newspapers and periodicals
Literary journal
The Port Folio
Health
Social scene
Disease
Epidemic
Yellow fever
Provenance:American Philosophical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Margaret (Peggy) Ewing. ALS to Rebecca Gratz, [Lamberton, NJ], [September] 11, 1803. From the original at American Philosophical Society Library, 105 South Fifth Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 USA.
Citation
for Transcript:		Margaret (Peggy) Ewing to Rebecca Gratz, [September] 11, 1803. RGC0770, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Philosophical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0770.
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