Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz, April 22, 1848

Rebecca writes to her brother Ben about having daguerreotypes made as mementos and their niece Sara's upcoming wedding.

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Title:Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz
Author:Rebecca Gratz
Recipient:Benjamin Gratz
Origin:Philadelphia, PA
Destination:Lexington, KY
Date:1848-04-22
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884
Moses, Rachel Gratz, 1782-1823
Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891?
Gratz, Anna Maria Boswell Shelby, 1808-1882
Crosby, Miriam Gratz, 1844-1878
Riggs, Mary Keene Boswell, 1829-?
Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858
Etting, Frances Gratz, 1771-1852
Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857
Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858
Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856
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Joseph, Jacob Henry, 1810-1907
Thrashley, Mary R. Berryman Boswell, 1816-1886
Subject
(Geographic):		Lexington, KY
Kentucky
Europe
Subject
(Topical):		Portraiture
Daguerreotype
Heath
Music
Marriage
Travel
Events
Current event
Life event
Wedding
Revolution
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Benjamin Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, April 22, 1848. 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, April 22, 1848. RGC0214, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0214.
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