Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, April 04, 1820
Rebecca tells her sister-in-law Maria about the reaction to Stephen Decatur Jr.'s death in a duel and about a wave of crimes and violence in Philadelphia. She also describes the achievements at the Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf and Dumb and references the novel Ivanhoe and other recent publications.
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| Title: | Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz |
| Author: | Rebecca Gratz |
| Recipient: | Maria Gist Gratz |
| Origin: | Philadelphia, PA |
| Destination: | Lexington, KY |
| Date: | 1820-04-04 |
| Language: | English |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Morrison, James, 1755-1823 Decatur, Stephen, 1779-1820 Decatur, Susan Wheeler, 1777-1860 Caldwell, Eliza Leaming, 1780-1834 Caldwell, Thomas Leaming, 1799-1875 Caldwell, Charles, 1772-1853 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Seixas, David G., 1788-1864 Correia da Serra, José Francisco, 1750-1823 Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856 Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857 %Mr. Jones |
| Subject (Geographic): | Washington, D.C. Philadelphia, PA Virginia |
| Subject (Topical): | Events Current event Social event Crime Arson Murder Dueling Literature History Memoirs of the Life and Campaigns of the Hon. Nathaniel Greene Ivanhoe The Life of Napoleon Buonaparte Fashion Clothing and dress School and university Education Theater Institution Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf and Dumb (Philadelphia, PA) Holiday Religious holiday Passover |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, April 04, 1820. From the original at the American Jewish Historical Society, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011 USA. |
| Citation for Transcript: | Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, April 04, 1820. RGC0277, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0277. |
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