Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, December 22, [1835]
Rebecca conveys to her sister-in-law Maria her sorrow and her memories of Henry Clay's recently deceased daughter. She also updates her on the activities of Maria's two eldest sons who are staying with Rebecca while Maria is in Washington, D.C.
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| Title: | Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz |
| Author: | Rebecca Gratz |
| Recipient: | Maria Gist Gratz |
| Origin: | Philadelphia, PA |
| Destination: | Washington, D.C. |
| Date: | [1835]-12-22 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Blair, Eliza Violet Gist, 1794-1877 Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 Erwin, Anne Brown Clay, 1807-1835 Erwin, Julia Duralde, 1825-1828 Gratz, Henry Howard, 1824-1913 Gratz, Michael Bernard, 1822-1889 Moses, Horace, 1820-1893 Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Nathan, Rebecca Gratz Moses, 1810-1891 Combs, Leslie, 1793-1881 %Mrs. Hashley Boswell, Judith Bell Gist, 1788-1837 Bodley, Sarah Gist Bledsoe, 1808-1881 Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857 Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 Meredith, Gertrude Euphemia, 1797-1840 Ogden, Sarah Ogden Meredith, 1803-1878 Livermore, Harriet, 1788-1868 Gratz, Cary Gist, 1829-1861 Gratz, Hyman Cecil, 1826-1866 Hays, Sarah (Sally) Ann Minis, 1811-1884 Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891? |
| Subject (Geographic): | Washington, D.C. Kentucky Ohio River Philadelphia, PA Lexington, KY |
| Subject (Topical): | Death Childhood mortality Health Theater Travel Transportation Faith Politics Institution ?Academy of Natural Sciences Social scene Friendship |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, December 22, [1835]. 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, December 22, [1835]. RGC0423, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0423. |
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