Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, April 20, 1823
Writing to her sister-in-law Maria, Rebecca discusses how to name Maria's sons and the health of her nieces and nephews. She also raves about the British comic actor Charles Mathews and tells of the duel between two prominent Philadelphia residents.
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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: | 1823-04-20 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Gratz, Benjamin, 1821-1830 Gratz, Michael Bernard, 1822-1889 Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855 Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857 Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856 Moses, Rachel Gratz, 1782-1823 Moses, Horace, 1820-1893 Moses, Gertrude, 1822-1823 Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891? Mathews, Charles, 1776-1835 Physick, Philip Syng, 1768-1837 Tilghman, William, 1756-1827 King, Rufus, 1755-1827 ?Hunt, Rebecca Tilton Warfield, 1806-1867 Hays, Isaac, 1796-1879 Cadwalader, Thomas, 1779-1841 Pattison, Granville Sharp, 1791-1851 Chapman, Nathaniel, 1780-1853 Cadwalader, Mary Biddle, 1781-1850 |
| Subject (Geographic): | Philadelphia, PA Pittsburgh, PA Lebanon New York, NY Baltimore, MD Delaware Newport, RI |
| Subject (Topical): | Travel Children Courting Business Events Life event Health Nurse Disease Epidemic Whooping cough Theater Arts and Culture Social scene Holiday Religious holiday Easter Passover Crime Dueling |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, April 20, 1823. 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, April 20, 1823. RGC0295, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0295. |
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