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Christine Biddle wrote from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Susan Niemcewicz in Elizabethtown, New Jersey. Christine acknowledged the note on top of the letter that reads; received August 26, 1806, of Mr. Thomas Biddle a package said to contain sundry deeds from Mrs. Armstrong of Elizabethtown. Signed Jacob G. Wilks. Christine asked Susan to ask Eve to look in the room she stayed in the last time she was at Susan’s house to ascertain whether she left her lilac silk shawl behind. Christine feared it was stolen similar to other articles in her house. Mr. B was taking measures to discover the thief. Besides the twelve dollars Christine spoke of, fifteen dollars that belonged to her sister, Lydia, had been carried away in a most alarming manner. Lydia laid her bag down in which the money was in for a few moments in the parlor, when she returned the money was gone. Christine informed Susan that she was fortunate that her servants were at least honest.

People mentioned: Thomas A. Biddle (1776-1857)

Author/Creator

Christine Biddle (1780-1861)

Recipient

Susan Ursin Niemcewicz, formerly Susan Livingston and Susan Kean (1759-1833)

Creation Date

1806-08-26

Creation Date

8-26-1806

Document Type

Manuscript

Location

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Collection

Liberty Hall Collection, 1711-1847 (bulk 1790-1830)

Inventory Location

Bay 1, Column 2, LHC Series 2

Rights

This collection is open to the public for research use. Copyright remains with Kean University. Credit this material. Personal photographs may be made for research purposes. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to the Special Collections Research Library and Archive at keanscrla@kean.edu.

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Christine Biddle to Susan Niemcewicz, August 26, 1806

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