Mary Keene Boswell Riggs and Benjamin Gratz to Rebecca Gratz, April 30, 1844

Mary Boswell, Ben Gratz's warden, writes a quick note to Rebecca about her and her stepmother's summer plans. Ben adds a few lines to his sister informing her of the health of the family, including their new-born daughter, and expressing his wish that she come for a visit.

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Title:Mary Keene Boswell Riggs and Benjamin Gratz to Rebecca Gratz
Author:Mary Keene Boswell Riggs and Benjamin Gratz
Recipient:Rebecca Gratz
Origin:Lexington, KY
Destination:Philadelphia, PA
Date:1844-04-30
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Riggs, Mary Keene Boswell, 1829-?
Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884
Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Alexander, Myra Madison, 1803-1886
?Blair, Appoline Agatha Alexander, 1828-1908
Thrashley, Mary R. Berryman Boswell, 1816-1886
Crosby, Miriam Gratz, 1844-1878
Gratz, Anna Maria Boswell Shelby, 1808-1882
Gratz, Michael Bernard, 1822-1889
Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891?
Moses, Horace, 1820-1893
Gratz, Cary Gist, 1829-1861
Gratz, Hyman Cecil, 1826-1866
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Subject
(Geographic):		Philadelphia, PA
Subject
(Topical):		Health
Maternal health
Mental health
Events
Life event
Birth

Travel
Domestic life
Provenance:American Philosophical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Mary Keene Boswell Riggs and Benjamin Gratz. ALS to Rebecca Gratz, Lexington, KY, April 30, 1844. From the original at American Philosophical Society Library, 105 South Fifth Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 USA.
Citation
for Transcript:		Mary Keene Boswell Riggs and Benjamin Gratz to Rebecca Gratz, April 30, 1844. RGC0090, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Philosophical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0090.
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