Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz, December 15, 1818
In a letter to her brother Ben, Rebecca begs him to write her back, updates him on his Philadelphia friends, family health, and the country's economy.
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| Title: | Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz |
| Author: | Rebecca Gratz |
| Recipient: | Benjamin Gratz |
| Origin: | [Philadelphia, PA] |
| Destination: | Lexington, KY |
| Date: | 1818-12-15 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Pemberton, John T., 1783-1847 Williams, Henry Jonathan, 1791-1889 %Biddle, J. Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855 Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Kuhn, Ellen Lyle, 1793-1857 Beckett, Mary Lyle, 1796-1829 Lyle, James, 1765-1826 Beckett, Henry, 1791-1871 Kuhn, Hartman, 1784-1860 Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858 Hays, Rebecca, 1812-1815 Etting, Frances Gratz, 1771-1852 Swift, John, 1790-1873 Etting, Reuben, 1762-1848 Etting, Elijah Gratz, 1795-1849 Cohen, Rachel, 1783-1850 Hays, Miriam (Maria), 1798-1826 Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855 Cooper, Thomas Abthorpe, 1776-1849 Moses, Rachel Gratz, 1782-1823 Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-? %Mr. Rheinhold Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 |
| Subject (Geographic): | Baltimore, MD Lexington, KY |
| Subject (Topical): | Friendship Emotion Travel Events Life event Wedding Marriage Newspapers and periodicals Literary journal The Port Folio Social scene Health Housing Business Weather Theater Politics Economy |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Benjamin Gratz, [Philadelphia, PA], December 15, 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, December 15, 1818. RGC0180, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0180. |
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