Frances Gratz Etting to Rebecca Gratz, August 16, 1802

Frances writes to her sister Rebecca about the threat of yellow fever, the recent marriage of Rebecca's friend, and various other social news of family, friends, and acquaintances.

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Title:Frances Gratz Etting to Rebecca Gratz
Author:Frances Gratz Etting
Recipient:Rebecca Gratz
Origin:Unknown
Destination:Philadelphia, PA
Date:1802-08-16
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):
Etting, Frances Gratz, 1771-1852
Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
%Miss Martin?
% Mrs. Morgan
%Mrs. Keen?
%Mr. MacNeal
%Mrs. MacMahan?
%Dr. Harris
Subject
(Geographic):
Philadelphia, PA
Baltimore, MD
Lansdowne, PA
Subject
(Topical):
Travel
Disease
Yellow Fever
Marriage
Events
Social event
Life event
Wedding
Courtship
Climate
Provenance:American Philosophical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:
Frances Gratz Etting. ALS to Rebecca Gratz, Unknown, August 16, 1802. From the original at American Philosophical Society Library, 105 South Fifth Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 USA.
Citation
for Transcript:
Frances Gratz Etting to Rebecca Gratz, August 16, 1802. RGC0075, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Philosophical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0075.
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