Greetings mamapajama1,
If you deleted the message, the recipient may see that a message was deleted. You can learn more here:
Delete and recover messages on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support
"When you delete a message, the message only disappears from your Messages thread, not from your contacts' threads. To remove a message that you accidentally sent from everyone's threads, use undo send."
Use Messages on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support
"Undo a sent message on your iPhone or iPad
- In Messages, tap a conversation.
- Touch and hold the message you want to unsend.
- Tap Undo Send
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The message disappears and a notification that says "You unsent a message" appears. You can undo a message for up to two minutes after you send it.
To undo messages, everyone must use iMessage with iOS 16, iPadOS 16.1, macOS Ventura, or later. If you unsend a message to someone on an older version of iOS, iPad OS, or macOS, your contact might still see the message."
Take care.