Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, November 07, 1821

Rebecca writes to her sister-in-law Maria, who is traveling back to Lexington after visting the Gratz family in Philadelphia, and updates her on family members and neighbors.

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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:1821-11-07
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841
Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857
Gratz, Benjamin, 1821-1830
Powel, Julia de Vaux, 1798-1845
Powel, Samuel, 1818-1885
Moses, Horace, 1820-1893
Chapman, Nathaniel, 1780-1853
Moses, Rachel Gratz, 1782-1823
Moses, Solomon, 1774-1857
Cohen, Rachel, 1760-1821
Cohen, Rachel, 1783-1850
?Cohen, Sarah (Sally) Myers, 1779-1848
%Mrs. Williams
Blair, Francis Preston, 1791-1876
Waln, Mary Wilcocks, 1765- 1844
Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856
Etting, Miriam, 1807-1878
Subject
(Geographic):		Lexington, KY
Harrisburg, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
Bedford, PA
Philadelphia, PA
Subject
(Topical):		Travel
Transportation
Children
Weather
Climate
Health
Medical treatment
Housing
Death
Events
Social event
Business
Furniture
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, November 07, 1821. 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, November 07, 1821. RGC0284, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0284.
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