Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz, May 01, 1856

Rebecca writes to her brother Ben, sharing news of the sudden death of an old family friend, Ogden Hoffman, and a recent fire 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:1856-05-01
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet. No envelope.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884
Hoffman, Ogden, 1793-1856
Hoffman, Julia, 1810-1861
Hoffman, George Edward, 1808-1884
Mordecai, Alfred, 1804-1887
Mordecai, Laura, 1837-1927
Gratz, Anna Maria Boswell Shelby, 1808-1882
Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858
Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857
Leeser, Isaac, 1806-1868
Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856
Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858
Crosby, Miriam Gratz, 1844-1878
Subject
(Geographic):		Richmond, VA
Washington, D.C.
Subject
(Topical):		Food
Weather
Death
Travel
Health
Institution
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Fire
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Benjamin Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, May 01, 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, May 01, 1856. RGC0223, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0223.
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