Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz, April 25, 1819
Rebecca writes to her brother Ben about family travel, a farming apprenticeship for her nephew Edward, professional hopes for other family members, and their brother Joseph's role in building a new structure for Congregation Mikveh Israel.
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| Title: | Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz |
| Author: | Rebecca Gratz |
| Recipient: | Benjamin Gratz |
| Origin: | Philadelphia, PA |
| Destination: | Lexington, KY |
| Date: | 1819-04-25 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Gratz, Simon, 1773-1839 Etting, Reuben, 1762-1848 Etting, Edward, 1803-1862 %Shoemaker, Edward %Shoemaker, Samuel Shoemaker, Hammond, 1800-1890 %Miss Falls Etting, Henry, 1799-1876 Graham, John, 1774-1820 Etting, Elijah Gratz, 1795-1849 Etting, Frances Gratz, 1771-1852 Hays, Elizabeth Rosa, 1803-1855 Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855 Biddle, James C. (James Cornell), 1795-1838 Biddle, Sarah Caldwell Keppele, 1789-1877 Norris, Charles, 1793-1868 Norris, Dorothea Clapier, ?-? Norris, Elizabeth, ?-? Hays, Miriam (Maria), 1798-1826 Chapman, Nathaniel, 1780-1853 ?Camac, Sarah Masters, 1759-? Gillespie, George, 1774-? Raguet, Condy, 1784-1842 Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Moses, Simon Gratz, 1813-1897 Cohen, Miriam Gratz Moses, 1808-1891 Moses, Edmund, 1815-? Nathan, Rebecca Gratz Moses, 1810-1891 Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857 |
| Subject (Geographic): | Lexington, KY Vincennes, IN Annapolis, MD Aaronsburg, PA |
| Subject (Topical): | Travel Business Agriculture Marriage Politics Health Medical treatment Social scene Housing Synagogue Finance Children |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Benjamin Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, April 25, 1819. 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, April 25, 1819. RGC0185, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0185. |
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