Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz, November 21, [1814]

During the War of 1812, Rebecca writes to her brother Benjamin while he is stationed at camp, discusses useful items to send to him, and describes the wedding of their servant.

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Title:Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz
Author:Rebecca Gratz
Recipient:Benjamin Gratz
Origin:[Philadelphia, PA]
Destination:Camp Cadwalader, New Castle, DE
Date:[1814]-11-21
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884
Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858
%Nancy
Moses, Rachel Gratz, 1782-1823
Gratz, Sarah (Sally), 1779-1817
Moses, Isaac, 1807-1847
Staughton, William, 1770-1829
Seixas, Grace, 1794-1866
Myers, Adeline, 1791-1832
Myers, Eliza Judah Chapman, 1760-1823
Myers, Georgianna, 1807-1862
%Abraham
%Mr. Marx
%Abraham's parents
Hays, Miriam (Maria), 1798-1826
Kuhn, Adam, 1741-1817
Etting, Isabella, 1796-1800
Meredith, Gertrude Gouverneur Ogden, 1777-1828
%Sally Ogden
Nathan, Rebecca Gratz Moses, 1810-1891
Cohen, Miriam Gratz Moses, 1808-1891
Gratz, Hyman Cecil, 1826-1866
Subject
(Geographic):		Delaware River
Richmond, VA
Philadelphia, PA
Lexington, KY
Subject
(Topical):		Climate
Military and Warfare
War of 1812
Marriage
Events
Life event
Wedding
Health
Medical treatment
Epidemic
Travel
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Benjamin Gratz, [Philadelphia, PA], November 21, [1814]. 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, November 21, [1814]. RGC0272, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0272.
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