Miriam Gratz Moses Cohen to Rebecca Gratz, June 17, 1838

Writing to her aunt Rebecca, Miriam offers congratulations to Isaac and Sally Hays, who just gave birth. Miriam also expresses her anxiety over her current pregnancy, after having lost several in the past, and thanks Rebecca for the baby gifts.

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Title:Miriam Gratz Moses Cohen to Rebecca Gratz
Author:Miriam Gratz Moses Cohen
Recipient:Rebecca Gratz
Origin:North Island, SC
Destination:Philadelphia, PA
Date:1838-06-17
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Cohen, Miriam Gratz Moses, 1808-1891
Hays, Sarah (Sally) Ann Minis, 1811-1884
Hays, Isaac, 1796-1879
Hays, Henrietta Minis, 1838-1919
Hays, Joseph Gratz, 1835-1890
Hays, William Dewees, 1836-1866
Minis, Isaac, 1780-1856
Minis, Divina Cohen, 1787-1874
Minis, Henrietta, 1807-?
Hoffman, Julia, 1810-1861
Nathan, Rebecca Gratz Moses, 1810-1891
Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891?
Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841
Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884
Wilson, Eleanor Jones Duer, 1814-1892
Wilson, George T, ?-1839
Duer, William Alexander, 1780-1858
Ogden, Miriam Gratz Meredith, 1808-1866
Ogden, Duncan C. (Duncan Campbell), 1813-1859
Cohen, Cecilia, 1806-1863
%Mary
%Adeline
Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857
Lopez, Joseph, 1830-?
Cohen, Solomon, 1802-1875
Cohen, Jacob, 1796-1871
Subject
(Geographic):		Savannah, GA
Subject
(Topical):		Transportation
Events
Life event
Birth
Health
Maternal health
Mental health
Children
Fashion
Clothing and dress
Handiwork
Emotion
Travel
Marriage
Social scene
Organization
University and school
Orphan Society (Philadelphia, PA)
Hebrew Sunday School Society of Philadelphia
Provenance:American Philosophical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Miriam Gratz Moses Cohen. ALS to Rebecca Gratz, North Island, SC, June 17, 1838. From the original at American Philosophical Society Library, 105 South Fifth Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 USA.
Citation
for Transcript:		Miriam Gratz Moses Cohen to Rebecca Gratz, June 17, 1838. RGC0108, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Philosophical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0108.
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