Rebecca Gratz and Simon Gratz to Benjamin Gratz, October 17, 1825

Rebecca writes to her brother Ben about his sick child, their return travel home, and the health of other family members. Simon then updates him on business and gives him purchasing instructions.

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Title:Rebecca Gratz and Simon Gratz to Benjamin Gratz
Author:Rebecca Gratz and Simon Gratz
Recipient:Benjamin Gratz
Origin:Philadelphia, PA
Destination:Wheeling, WV | Lexington, KY
Date:1825-10-17
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):
Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884
Gratz, Benjamin, 1821-1830
Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841
Moses, Horace, 1820-1893
Hoffman, Julia, 1810-1861
Hoffman, Charles Fenno, 1806-1884
Gratz, Michael Bernard, 1822-1889
Gratz, Henry Howard, 1824-1913
Hays, Samuel, 1764-1838
Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855
Nathan, Rebecca Gratz Moses, 1810-1891
Bruce, John, 1787-1836
?Forsyth, James T., ?-?
Subject
(Geographic):
Hagerstown, MD
Philadelphia, PA
Kentucky
Wheeling, WV
Subject
(Topical):
Health
Maternal Health
Children
Travel
Business
Trade
Weather
Furniture
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:
Rebecca Gratz and Simon Gratz. ALS to Benjamin Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, October 17, 1825. From the original at the American Jewish Historical Society, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011 USA.
Citation
for Transcript:
Rebecca Gratz and Simon Gratz to Benjamin Gratz, October 17, 1825. RGC0186, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0186.
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