Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, May 04, 1822

Rebecca tells her sister-in-law Maria about the fallout among board members of the Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf and Dumb after the dismissal of David Seixas on accusations of sexual misconduct. She also relates news of health and travel of various friends and family members.

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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:1822-05-04
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841
Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884
Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858
Etting, Benjamin, 1798-1875
Gratz, Benjamin, 1821-1830
Seixas, David G, 1788-1864
Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856
Biddle, Clement C. (Clement Cornell), 1784-1855
Meredith, William, 1772-1844
Patterson, Robert, 1743-1824
Clerc, Laurent, 1785-1869
Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857
Chapman, Nathaniel, 1780-1853
Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855
Scott, Walter, 1771-1832
%Mrs. Morris
?Bayard, Mary Sophia Carroll, 1804-1886
%Miss Conell
Meredith, Gertrude Gouverneur Ogden, 1777-1828
Hunt, Catherine Grosh, 1777-1835
Strother, Theodosia L. Hunt, 1800-1882
%Mrs. C.
%Mrs. Craige
%Mr. Craige
%Tony
Subject
(Geographic):		Canton (Guangzhou), China
Asia
Kentucky
Hartford, CT
Philadelphia, PA
Subject
(Topical):		Travel
Children
Health
Nurse
Medical treatment
School and university
Institution
Orphan Asylum (Philadelphia, PA)
Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf and Dumb (Philadelphia, PA)
Literature
The Fortunes of Nigel
The Pirate
Social scene
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, May 04, 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, May 04, 1822. RGC0288, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0288.
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