Rebecca Gratz and Sarah Gratz Moses Joseph to Benjamin Gratz, August 15, 1860

Rebecca writes to her brother Ben, discussing the weather and food in Canada, the activities of family and friends, and Frank Blair's election to Congress. Their niece Sara adds a brief note of greetings.

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Title:Rebecca Gratz and Sarah Gratz Moses Joseph to Benjamin Gratz
Author:Rebecca Gratz and Sarah Gratz Moses Joseph
Recipient:Benjamin Gratz
Origin:Montreal, Canada
Destination:[Lexington, KY]
Date:1860-08-15
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet. No envelope.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884
Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891?
Moses, Horace, 1820-1893
Etting, Benjamin, 1798-1875
%Etting, Frances, ?-?
%Marx Etting?
Hays, Isaac, 1796-1879
Hays, Sarah (Sally) Ann Minis, 1811-1884
Hoffman, Julia, 1810-1861
Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910
Gratz, Anna Maria Boswell Shelby, 1808-1882
Shelby, Joseph Orville, 1830-1897
Moses, Gratz Ashe, 1839-1901
Eaton, Elizabeth A. Moses, 1841-1924
Carr, Thomas Jefferson, 1840-1876
Moses, Simon Gratz, 1813-1897
Gratz, Laura J. Hamilton, ?-?
Gratz, Henry Howard, 1824-1913
Blair, Frank P., Jr. (Francis Preston), 1821-1875
Subject
(Geographic):		Philadelphia, PA
Canada
St. Louis, MO
Woodford County, KY
Kentucky
Subject
(Topical):		Travel
Children
Climate
Weather
Food
Nature
Friendship
Health
Politics
Housing
Courtship
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Rebecca Gratz and Sarah Gratz Moses Joseph. ALS to Benjamin Gratz, Montreal, Canada, August 15, 1860. From the original at the American Jewish Historical Society, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011 USA.
Citation
for Transcript:		Rebecca Gratz and Sarah Gratz Moses Joseph to Benjamin Gratz, August 15, 1860. RGC0236, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0236.
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