Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz, March 25, 1856
Rebecca writes to her brother Ben about the health problems of their brothers, the deaths of her longtime domestic servant, Caty, and other acquaintances, and the potential engagement of Fanny Kemble's daughter Sarah.
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| Title: | Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz |
| Author: | Rebecca Gratz |
| Recipient: | Benjamin Gratz |
| Origin: | Philadelphia, PA |
| Destination: | [Lexington, KY] |
| Date: | 1856-03-25 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. No envelope. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858 Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857 Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858 Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856 Moses, Horace, 1820-1893 Hoffman, Julia, 1810-1861 %Caty, ?-1856 %Mrs. Seixas, -1856 Etting, Josephine, 1830-1914 Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855 Etting, Samuel, 1796-1862 ?Hunt, Rebecca Tilton Warfield, 1806-1867 ?Hunt, Charleton, 1801-? Gratz, Anna Maria Boswell Shelby, 1808-1882 Blackburn, Davidella Gist Boswell, 1817-1856 Wister, Sarah Butler, 1835-1908 Sanford, Henry Shelton, 1823-1891 Kemble, Fanny, 1809-1893 Butler, Pierce, 1806-1867 Gratz, Hyman Cecil, 1826-1866 |
| Subject (Geographic): | New York |
| Subject (Topical): | Emotion Health Weather Climate Food Death Domestic servants Travel Faith Marriage |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Benjamin Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, March 25, 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, March 25, 1856. RGC0222, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0222. |
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