Margaret (Peggy) Ewing to Rebecca Gratz, May 02, [18xx]

Margaret (Peggy) writes to her friend Rebecca, musing about the significance of April Fools' Day and gives updates on her sister's recovery.

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Title:Margaret (Peggy) Ewing to Rebecca Gratz
Author:Margaret (Peggy) Ewing
Recipient:Rebecca Gratz
Origin:Unknown
Destination:Philadelphia, PA
Date:[18xx]-05-02
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):
Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Ewing, Margaret (Peggy), 1779-1809
Dennie, Joseph, 1768-1812
% Mrs. Scott
?Harris, Elizabeth Ewing, 1772-1835
?Sergeant, Elizabeth D., 1784-1854
Subject
(Geographic):
Lancaster, PA
Subject
(Topical):
Holiday
Cultural holiday
April Fools' Day
History
Newspapers and periodicals
Literary journal
The Port Folio
Health
Travel
Provenance:American Philosophical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:
Margaret (Peggy) Ewing. ALS to Rebecca Gratz, Unknown, May 02, [18xx]. 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, May 02, [18xx]. RGC0771, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Philosophical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0771.
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