Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz, July 11, 1844
Rebecca gives her brother Ben a detailed account of the on-going "Bible Riots" in Philadelphia, where anti-immigrant groups attacked Irish-Catholic immigrants. She also updates him on the health and travel plans of family members.
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| Title: | Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz |
| Author: | Rebecca Gratz |
| Recipient: | Benjamin Gratz |
| Origin: | Philadelphia, PA |
| Destination: | Lexington, KY |
| Date: | 1844-07-11 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Porter, David, R., 1788-1867 Gratz, Michael Bernard, 1822-1889 Cohen, Miriam Gratz Moses, 1808-1891 Cohen, Solomon, 1802-1875 Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858 Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855 Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856 Gratz, Anna Maria Boswell Shelby, 1808-1882 Crosby, Miriam Gratz, 1844-1878 Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857 Gratz, Hyman Cecil, 1826-1866 Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891? Blair, Frank P., Jr. (Francis Preston), 1821-1875 Gratz, Henry Howard, 1824-1913 Moses, Simon Gratz, 1813-1897 Riggs, Mary Keene Boswell, 1829-? Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 Gratz, Cary Gist, 1829-1861 |
| Subject (Geographic): | Philadelphia, PA Baltimore, MD Bellefonte, PA Washington, D.C. |
| Subject (Topical): | Events Current event Religion Military and warfare Death Politics Christianity Travel Children Health Natural disaster |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Benjamin Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, July 11, 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, July 11, 1844. RGC0211, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0211. |
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