Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz, November 12, 1850
Rebecca writes to her brother Ben, giving updates and opinions on the courtships of her nieces and nephews, the health struggles of their brother Jacob, and tells him of the lectures she enjoyed on Jewish history.
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| Title: | Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz |
| Author: | Rebecca Gratz |
| Recipient: | Benjamin Gratz |
| Origin: | Philadelphia, PA |
| Destination: | [Lexington, KY] |
| Date: | 1850-11-12 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856 Gratz, Cary Gist, 1829-1861 Gratz, Michael Bernard, 1822-1889 Gratz, Hyman Cecil, 1826-1866 %Humphrey Family Minis, Abraham, 1820-1889 Minis, Lavinia Florance, 1825-1923 Riggs, Mary Keene Boswell, 1829-? Riggs, Elisha, Jr. 1826-1881 Riggs, Boswell, 1850-1874 Hoffman, Julia, 1810-1861 Hoffman, George Edward, 1808-1884 Hoffman, Phoebe Wagner White, 1823-1906 Molony, Richard Sheppard, 1811-1891 Molony, Emma Nicholas, 1816-1866 Nicholas, Samuel, 1780-1852 Gratz, Anna Maria Boswell Shelby, 1808-1882 Crosby, Miriam Gratz, 1844-1878 Clay, Anna (Annie) Gratz, 1847-1930 Hays, Sarah (Sally) Ann Minis, 1811-1884 Etting, Philippa Minis, 1818-1881 Minis, Frances, 1822-? Minis, Rebecca Gratz, 1830-1912 Vertner, Elizabeth Abercrombie, 1787-1871 %Miss Sidney %Mrs. Bruce and daughters Slater, Isabella Macalester, 1793-1851 Raphall, Morris Jacob, 1798-1868 Wickliffe, Robert, 1814 or 1815-1850 Wickliffe, Robert, 1775-1859 Wickliffe, Josephine Van Houtum, 1829-? Lindsay, Alexander, Earl of Balcarres, 1752-1825 |
| Subject (Geographic): | Savannah, GA Lexington, KY |
| Subject (Topical): | Children Health Mental health Maternal health Travel Business Courtship Marriage Events Life event Birth Friendship Death Education Religious education Literature |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Benjamin Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, November 12, 1850. 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, November 12, 1850. RGC0216, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0216. |
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