Rebecca Gratz to Margaret (Peggy) Ewing, July 23, 1803

Rebecca tells her friend Margaret (Peggy) of life at the Cottage, continues their musings about married life and mentions 4th of July celebrations in Baltimore.

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Title:Rebecca Gratz to Margaret (Peggy) Ewing
Author:Rebecca Gratz
Recipient:Margaret (Peggy) Ewing
Origin:Cottage [West Township, PA?]
Destination:Lamberton, NJ
Date:1803-07-23
Language:English
Description:1 letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):
Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Ewing, Margaret (Peggy), 1779-1809
Hare, Robert, 1781-1858
Etting, Reuben, 1762-1848
Ewing, Hannah Sergeant, 1739-1806
Ewing, Samuel, 1776-1825
Ewing, James Sargeant, 1770-1825
Ewing, Hannah Sergeant, 1739-1806
Etting, Frances Gratz, 1771-1852
Subject
(Geographic):
Cottage [West Township, PA?]
Philadelphia, PA
Lamberton, NJ
Baltimore, MD
Harrisburg, PA
Subject
(Topical):
Holiday
Public holiday
Fourth of July
Marriage
Romance
Travel
Provenance:American Philosophical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:
Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Margaret Ewing, Cottage [West Township, PA?], July 23, 1803. From the original at American Philosophical Society Library, 105 South Fifth Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 USA. Please cite as Gratz 01:24.
Citation
for Transcript:
Rebecca Gratz to Margaret (Peggy) Ewing, July 23, 1803. RGC0784, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Philosophical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0784.
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