Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz, December 12, 1858

Rebecca writes to her brother Ben about the death of their sister Richea and her burial.

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Title:Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz
Author:Rebecca Gratz
Recipient:Benjamin Gratz
Origin:[Philadelphia, PA]
Destination:[Lexington, KY]
Date:1858-12-12
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet. No envelope.
Subject
(Personal Name):
Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Moses, Horace, 1820-1893
Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884
Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858
Mordecai, Sara Anne Hays, 1805-1894
Hays, Samuel, 1764-1838
Gratz, Anna Maria Boswell Shelby, 1808-1882
Gratz, Henry Howard, 1824-1913
Hoffman, Julia, 1810-1861
Subject
(Topical):
Death
Emotion
Friendship
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:
Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Benjamin Gratz, [Philadelphia, PA], December 12, 1858. 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, December 12, 1858. RGC0229, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0229.
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