Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz, January 03, 1842
Rebecca informs her brother Ben of the death of their nephew's wife, Frances Marx Etting, and updates him on the travels and health of family members. She also relays more condolence messages to Ben after the death of his wife, Maria.
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| Title: | Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz |
| Author: | Rebecca Gratz |
| Recipient: | Benjamin Gratz |
| Origin: | Philadelphia, PA |
| Destination: | Lexington, KY |
| Date: | 1842-01-03 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Gratz, Michael Bernard, 1822-1889 Gratz, Henry Howard, 1824-1913 Gratz, Hyman Cecil, 1826-1866 Gratz, Cary Gist, 1829-1861 Riggs, Mary Keene Boswell, 1829-? Nathan, Rebecca Gratz Moses, 1810-1891 Moses, Isaac, 1807-1847 Moses, Simon Gratz, 1813-1897 Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858 Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856 Crittenden, John J. (John Jordan), 1787-1863 Etting, Horatio, 1805-1891 Etting, Frances Marx, 1812-1841 Etting, Harriet Marx, 1802-1880 Etting, Samuel Marx, 1839-1888 Etting, Frances Marx, 1841-? Etting, Edward Johnson II, 1840-1896 Hays, Sarah (Sally) Ann Minis, 1811-1884 Hays, Frank, 1841-1918 Bodley, Sarah Gist Bledsoe, 1808-1881 Bledsoe, Sarah Howard Gist, 1785-1849 Relf, Eliza Jane Bledsoe, 1807-1842 Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891? Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855 Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858 |
| Subject (Geographic): | Bordentown, NJ Philadelphia, PA Mobile, AL St. Louis, MO Harrisburg, PA Kentucky |
| Subject (Topical): | Emotion Death Children Travel Education Health Maternal health Events Life event Birth |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Benjamin Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, January 03, 1842. 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, January 03, 1842. RGC0209, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0209. |
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