Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz, August 19, [1808]
Rebecca tells her brother Ben to drink the spring water and visit other important sites in New York State while he travels there with the Myers family. She also updates him on news from friends in Philadelphia.
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| Title: | Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz |
| Author: | Rebecca Gratz |
| Recipient: | Benjamin Gratz |
| Origin: | [Philadelphia, PA] |
| Destination: | Albany, NY |
| Date: | [1808]-08-19 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Ogden, Isabella W., 1787-1820 Moses Family Gratz, Sarah (“Sally”), 1779-1817 Meredith, Gertrude Gouverneur Ogden, 1777-1828 %Hays Family Ogden, Catharine Ann Powell Meredith, 1804-1849 Myers, Adeline, 1791-1832 Gratz, Simon, 1773-1839 Hoffman, Maria Fenno, 1781-1823 Schuyler, Shinah Simon, 1762-1815 Schuyler, Nicholas, 1755-1824 %trio of M's |
| Subject (Geographic): | New York, NY Albany, NY Niagara Falls Troy, NY Ballston Spa, NY Baltimore, MD |
| Subject (Topical): | Travel Health Mental Health Disease Epidemic Measles Weather |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Benjamin Gratz, [Philadelphia, PA], August 19, [1808]. 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, August 19, [1808]. RGC0261, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0261. |
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