Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz and Anna Maria Boswell Shelby Gratz, May 13, 1844

Rebecca writes to her brother Ben and her sister-in-law Ann about the health struggles and travels among the family. She also congratulates Ann on the birth of her daughter, Miriam.

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Title:Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz and Anna Maria Boswell Shelby Gratz
Author:Rebecca Gratz
Recipient:Benjamin Gratz and Anna Maria Boswell Shelby Gratz
Origin:Philadelphia, PA
Destination:Lexington, KY
Date:1844-05-13
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884
Gratz, Michael Bernard, 1822-1889
Cohen, Miriam Gratz Moses, 1808-1891
Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891?
Gratz, Cary Gist, 1829-1861
Cohen, Sarah (Sally) Myers, 1779-1848
Etting, Reuben, 1762-1848
Gratz, Henry Howard, 1824-1913
Moses, Simon Gratz, 1813-1897
%Mrs. Groves
Moses, Mary Porter Ashe, 1812-1853
Riggs, Mary Keene Boswell, 1829-?
Gratz, Anna Maria Boswell Shelby, 1808-1882
Crosby, Miriam Gratz, 1844-1878
Subject
(Geographic):		New York, NY
St. Louis, MO
Subject
(Topical):		Travel
Disease
Epidemic
Whooping Cough
Health
Maternal health
Housing
Finance
Domestic life
Events
Life event
Birth
Children
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Benjamin Gratz and Anna Maria Boswell Shelby Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, May 13, 1844. 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 and Anna Maria Boswell Shelby Gratz, May 13, 1844. RGC0210, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0210.
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