Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, May 27, 1822

Rebecca writes to her sister-in-law Maria, joking with her about phrenology and discussing the new building of the Orphan Society, developments with David Seixas, and Henry Clay as presidential candidate.

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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:1822-05-27
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841
Etting, Elijah Gratz, 1795-1849
Etting, Benjamin, 1798-1875
Etting, Frances Gratz, 1771-1852
Hays, Isaac, 1796-1879
Bell, John, 1796-1872
Caldwell, Charles, 1772-1853
Gall, F. J. (Franz Joseph), 1758-1828
Gratz, Benjamin, 1821-1830
Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857
Moses, Rachel Gratz, 1782-1823
Myers, Adeline, 1791-1832
Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858
Moses, Horace, 1820-1893
Seixas, David G, 1788-1864
Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852
Chapman, Nathaniel, 1780-1853
Meade, Margaret Coats Butler, 1782-1852
Hiester, Joseph, 1752-1832
Subject
(Geographic):		Canton (Guangzhou), China
Asia
Philadelphia, PA
Subject
(Topical):		Travel
Holiday
Religious holiday
Passover
Health
Transportation
Phrenology
Science
Institution
Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf and Dumb (Philadelphia, PA)
Organization
Central Phrenological Society of Philadelphia
Education
Children
Business
Finances
Politics
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, [Philadelphia, PA], May 27, 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 27, 1822. RGC0289, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0289.
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