Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz, January 18, 1856

Writing to her brother Ben, Rebecca relates the family's grief over the recent deaths of their nieces, Isabella Etting and Ellen Hays Etting. She also informs him of the arrival of Cary, Ben's son, in Philadelphia.

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Title:Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz
Author:Rebecca Gratz
Recipient:Benjamin Gratz
Origin:Philadelphia, PA
Destination:[Lexington, KY]
Date:1856-01-18
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet. No envelope.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884
Etting, Isabella, 1801-1855
Etting, Miriam, 1807-1878
Etting, Philippa Minis, 1818-1881
Etting, Harriet Marx, 1802-1880
Etting, Henry, 1799-1876
Gratz, Cary Gist, 1829-1861
Moses, Horace, 1820-1893
Moses, Mary Papin Atchison, 1822-1901
Gratz, Anna Maria Boswell Shelby, 1808-1882
Blackburn, Davidella Gist Boswell, 1817-1856
Etting, Samuel, 1796-1862
Etting, Josephine, 1830-1914
Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855
Etting, Richea Gratz, 1792-1881
Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857
Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858
Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856 Hoffman, Julia, 1810-1861
Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858
Subject
(Geographic):		West Indies
New York
Montreal
Canada
Subject
(Topical):		Death
Health
Mental health
Housing
Travel
Transportation
Technology
Weather
Faith
Marriage
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Benjamin Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, January 18, 1856. 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 18, 1856. RGC0221, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0221.
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