Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz, March 21, 1861
Rebecca writes to her brother Ben, sending sympathies for a recent loss within his wife's family, updates him on her and Julia Hoffman's improving health, and sends a request for a photograph.
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| Title: | Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz |
| Author: | Rebecca Gratz |
| Recipient: | Benjamin Gratz |
| Origin: | Philadelphia, PA |
| Destination: | [Lexington, KY] |
| Date: | 1861-03-21 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. No envelope. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Gratz, Anna Maria Boswell Shelby, 1808-1882 Ann's relative who died Moses, Horace, 1820-1893 Hoffman, Julia, 1810-1861 Etting, Edward Johnson, 1803-1862 Etting, Henry, 1799-1876 Hays, Isaac, 1796-1879 Hays, Isaac Minis, 1847-1925 Gratz, Michael Bernard, 1822-1889 Gratz, Henry Howard, 1824-1913 Mordecai, Sara Anne Hays, 1805-1894 |
| Subject (Geographic): | Washington, D.C. Missouri? |
| Subject (Topical): | Death Weather Health Photography Travel |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Benjamin Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, March 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, March 21, 1861. RGC0238, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0238. |
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