Mary Keene Boswell Riggs to Rebecca Gratz, February 22, 1846
Mary Riggs, a distant niece through marriage, writes Rebecca about her recent illness, and her wish to visit Rebecca. She also enquires about friends and family, and tells her of her latest readings.
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| Title: | Mary Keene Boswell Riggs to Rebecca Gratz |
| Author: | Mary Keene Boswell Riggs |
| Recipient: | Rebecca Gratz |
| Origin: | Lexington, KY |
| Destination: | Philadelphia, PA |
| Date: | 1846-02-22 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Riggs, Mary Keene Boswell, 1829-? Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Wolley, Aaron Kitchell, 1800-1849 ?Haussin, Mary Moses, Horace, 1820-1893 Hoffman, Julia, 1810-1861 Hoffman, George Edward, 1808-1884 Biddle, Emily Skinner Meigs, 1824-1905 Blair, Appoline Agatha Alexander, 1828-1908 Alexander, Myra Madison, 1803-1886 Kemble, Fanny, 1809-1893 Bailey, Philip James, 1816-1902 Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881 Gratz, Anna Maria Boswell Shelby, 1808-1882 Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891? Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856 |
| Subject (Topical): | Health Marriage Events Life event Wedding Music Literature Festus Oliver Cromwell's Letters and Speeches |
| Provenance: | American Philosophical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Mary Keene Boswell Riggs. ALS to Rebecca Gratz, Lexington, KY, February 22, 1846. From the original at American Philosophical Society Library, 105 South Fifth Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 USA. |
| Citation for Transcript: | Mary Keene Boswell Riggs to Rebecca Gratz, February 22, 1846. RGC0095, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Philosophical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0095. |
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