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Gregorie, Catharine S.M., 1765-1821 to Mama

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01795.031 Author/Creator: Gregorie, Catharine S.M., 1765-1821 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: June 7, 1790 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 23 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

One letter addressed to Catherine Macaulay Graham from Catherine S. Gergoire dated June 7, 1790. Pertains to naming her son and an impending mortgage. Also mentions her continuing trouble with breastfeeding and that she has hired a wet nurse.

Gregoire, Catharine S., 1764-1821
Macaulay, Catharine, 1731-1791
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Women's History
Mothers
Children and Family
Parents
Health and Medical
Woman Author
Women of the Founding Era
Creating a New Government

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