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Letter from Christina Dorothea Rees, 19 March 1783
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Christina Dorothea Juncken was born 29 May 1733 in Durlach, Germany, the daughter of Christina Dorothea Juncken and Johann Ernst Juncken. She moved with her family to Philadelphia in 1753. She married John Jacob Rees and together they had a number of children, including Johann Ernst (John), Lorrents (Lorentz), Johann Georg (George), Christina Barbara, Susanna Dorothea, Maria Juliana, and Johann Peter. Christina Dorothea's family suffered significant hardship, and at least three of her adult children died during the 1793 yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia. Christina Dorothea died in 1802.
Letter from Christina Dorothea Rees to her sister, Christina Barbara Hall.
In German. Includes a typed English translation.