Rebecca Gratz and Jacob Gratz to Benjamin Gratz, September 20, 1814

Rebecca writes to her brother Ben about life at home, Sally's improving health, Philadelphia's deserted streets, and their brother Joseph's military service. Jacob writes to Ben concerning pressing problems within his military company.

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Title:Rebecca Gratz and Jacob Gratz to Benjamin Gratz
Author:Rebecca Gratz and Jacob Gratz
Recipient:Benjamin Gratz
Origin:Philadelphia, PA
Destination:Unknown
Date:1814-09-20
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884
Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856
Gratz, Sarah (Sally), 1779-1817
Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858
Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858
Myers, Adeline, 1791-1832
Rawle, Rebecca Shoemaker, 1792-1814
Kuhn, Adam, 1741-1817
?Levy, Mary Pearce, 1762-1850
Moses, Rachel Gratz, 1782-1823
Williams, Henry Jonathan, 1791-1889
Raguet, Condy, 1784-1842
%McCall, Mr.
Fairman, Gideon, 1774-1827
?Etting, Elijah Gratz, 1795-1849
Subject
(Geographic):		Philadelphia, PA
Wilmington, DE
Bloomfield, NJ
Subject
(Topical):		Military and Warfare
War of 1812
Health
Travel
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Rebecca Gratz and Jacob Gratz. ALS to Benjamin Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, September 20, 1814. From the original at the American Jewish Historical Society, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011 USA.
Citation
for Transcript:		Rebecca Gratz and Jacob Gratz to Benjamin Gratz, September 20, 1814. RGC0173, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0173.
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