Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, October 19, 1830

Rebecca continues to persuade her sister-in-law Maria to visit Philadelphia after the death of her eldest son, Benjamin. She also informs her of the marriage of Ben Etting, her nephew, to Harriet Marx Etting.

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Title:Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz
Author:Rebecca Gratz
Recipient:Maria Gist Gratz
Origin:[Philadelphia, PA]
Destination:Lexington, KY
Date:1830-10-19
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):
Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841
Gratz, Henry Howard, 1824-1913
Gratz, Michael Bernard, 1822-1889
Gratz, Cary Gist, 1829-1861
Gratz, Hyman Cecil, 1826-1866
Gratz, Benjamin, 1821-1830
Moses, Horace, 1820-1893
Moses, Rachel Gratz, 1782-1823
Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884
Etting, Benjamin, 1798-1875
Etting, Miriam, 1807-1878
Etting, Harriet Marx, 1802-1880
Marx Family
Etting, Elijah Gratz, 1795-1849
Etting, Isabella, 1801-1855
Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855
Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856
Subject
(Geographic):
Richmond, VA
Pine Grove, PA
Subject
(Topical):
Death
Childhood mortality
Children
Emotion
Travel
Marriage
Faith
Health
Social scene
Events
Life event
Wedding
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:
Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, [Philadelphia, PA], October 19, 1830. From the original at the American Jewish Historical Society, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011 USA.
Citation
for Transcript:
Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, October 19, 1830. RGC0327, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0327.
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