Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, March 08, 1822

Rebecca updates her sister-in-law Maria on family news, reflects on the status of American literature in Europe, and describes governance issues at the Orphan Asylum following the fire and the efforts of the Central Phrenological Society of Philadelphia.

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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:1822-03-08
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841
Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858
Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857
Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856
Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884
Gratz, Benjamin, 1821-1830
Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851
Scott, Walter, 1771-1832
Strickland, William, 1788-1854
Irving, Washington, 1783-1859
Irving, William, 1766-1821
Walsh, Robert Jr., 1784-1859
%Mr. Berryman
Bell, John, 1796-1872
Cabot, Joseph, 1790-1878
Hays, Isaac, 1796-1879
Mackenzie, George Steuart, 1780-1848
Gall, Franz Joseph, 1758-1828
Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891?
Moses, Horace, 1820-1893
Gratz, Simon, 1773-1839
%Mr. Stone
Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855
Subject
(Geographic):		France
Italy
Europe
Gibraltar
Bellefonte, PA
Kentucky
Harrisburg, PA
Richmond, VA
Subject
(Topical):		Children
Travel
Health
Literature
The Pirate
Institution
Orphan Asylum (Philadelphia, PA)
Organization
Central Phrenological Society of Philadelphia
Phrenology
Death
Fire
Social scene
Fashion
Clothing and dress
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, March 08, 1822. 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, March 08, 1822. RGC0287, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0287.
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