Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz, January 21, 1861
Rebecca assures her brother Ben of her improving health, reflects on the Crittenden Compromise, and updates him on his son's business and the efforts to restore the hair of their niece Miriam.
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| Title: | Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz |
| Author: | Rebecca Gratz |
| Recipient: | Benjamin Gratz |
| Origin: | Philadelphia, PA |
| Destination: | [Lexington, KY] |
| Date: | 1861-01-21 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. No envelope. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Crittenden, John J. (John Jordan), 1787-1863 Gratz, Anna Maria Boswell Shelby, 1808-1882 Gratz, Henry Howard, 1824-1913 Cohen, Miriam Gratz Moses, 1808-1891 |
| Subject (Geographic): | Kentucky South Carolina |
| Subject (Topical): | Health Military and Warfare The Civil War Politics Business Technology Weather Climate |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Benjamin Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, January 21, 1861. 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 21, 1861. RGC0237, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0237. |
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