Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz, August 03, 1820

Rebecca writes to her brother Ben, urging him to visit in the winter and discusses the health of family members, marriages of their friends, and a dispute between a Scottish professor and a Philadelphia lawyer.

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Title:Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz
Author:Rebecca Gratz
Recipient:Benjamin Gratz
Origin:Philadelphia, PA
Destination:Lexington, KY
Date:1820-08-03
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884
Moses, Solomon, 1774-1857
Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857
Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841
Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858
Moses, Rachel Gratz, 1782-1823
Biddle, John, 1789-1859
Biddle, James C. (James Cornell), 1795-1838
% The Major
Cabot, Joseph, 1790-1878
Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856
Nicholas, Charles Jenkins, 1782-1835
Nicholas, Alice Anna Hoffman, 1790-1840
Gratz, Simon, 1773-1839
Hays, Isaac, 1796-1879
Chapman, Nathaniel, 1780-1853
Pattison, Granville Sharp, 1791-1851
Gibson, James, 1769-1856
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
Caroline, of Brunswick, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821
Caldwell, Eliza Leaming, 1780-1834
Subject
(Geographic):		Lexington, KY
Philadelphia, PA
Rhode Island
Richmond, VA
Saratoga Springs, NY
Subject
(Topical):		Travel
Housing
Marriage
Courtship
Politics
British monarchy
Events
Current Event
Newspapers and periodicals
Social scene
Education
Children
Health
Disease
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Benjamin Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, August 03, 1820. 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, August 03, 1820. RGC0194, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0194.
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