Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz, November 03, 1818
Rebecca writes to her brother Ben about the health of their siblings, compares his difficulties in travel to a poem she is reading, and updates him on their brother Joseph's business problems.
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| Title: | Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz |
| Author: | Rebecca Gratz |
| Recipient: | Benjamin Gratz |
| Origin: | Philadelphia, PA |
| Destination: | Lexington, KY |
| Date: | 1818-11-03 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Etting, Reuben, 1762-1848 Etting, Frances Gratz, 1771-1852 Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856 Moses, Simon Gratz, 1813-1897 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Paulding, James Kirke, 1778-1860 Fullerton, Elihu, 1790-1818 Kemper, Jerusha Lyman, 1783-1818 Hoffman, Maria Fenno, 1781-1823 Fenno, Edward, 1796-1823 %P. Hone Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858 Etting, Elijah Gratz, 1795-1849 Hunt, Catherine Grosh, 1777-1835 %the Miss Hunt |
| Subject (Geographic): | Baltimore, MD Wilmington, DE Pittsburgh, PA Lexington, KY New Orleans, LA Kentucky |
| Subject (Topical): | Travel Health Weather Literature The Backwoodsman Death Business |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Benjamin Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, November 03, 1818. From the original at the American Jewish Historical Society, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011 USA. |
| Citation for Transcript: | Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz, November 03, 1818. RGC0178, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0178. |
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