Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, October 03, 1820
Rebecca writes to her sister-in-law Maria about the effects of Yellow fever, including the death of a New Orleans pastor, and tells Maria that their Philadelphia social circle desires to see Ben.
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| Title: | Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz |
| Author: | Rebecca Gratz |
| Recipient: | Maria Gist Gratz |
| Origin: | Philadelphia, PA |
| Destination: | Frankfort, KY |
| Date: | 1820-10-03 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Boswell, Joseph, 1783-1833 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857 Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855 Larned, Sylvester, 1796-1820 Larned, Sarah Wyer, c. 1800-1825 Wyer Family Sterne, Laurence, 1713-1768 Larned, Ruth Bull, 1757-1823 Moses, Rachel Gratz, 1782-1823 Moses, Horace, 1820-1893 Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858 Hays, Samuel, 1764-1838 % The Major % the Major's wife Biddle, Mary Seale Barclay, 1785-1872 Williams, Henry Jonathan, 1791-1889 Williams, Julia Rush, 1792-1860 |
| Subject (Geographic): | Philadelphia, PA Savannah, GA New Orleans, LA |
| Subject (Topical): | Clothing Fashion and dress Travel Disease Epidemic Yellow fever Health Fire Death Literature Friendship Housing |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, October 03, 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, October 03, 1820. RGC0280, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0280. |
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