Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, March 28, 1824
Rebecca writes to her sister-in-law Maria about her nieces and nephews receiving the Smallpox vaccine and reflects on mortality and her grief over the loss of multiple family members in the past.
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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: | 1824-03-28 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Gratz, Benjamin, 1821-1830 Gratz, Michael Bernard, 1822-1889 Gratz, Henry Howard, 1824-1913 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Moses, Horace, 1820-1893 Nathan, Rebecca Gratz Moses, 1810-1891 Etting, Isabella, 1801-1855 Etting, Frances Gratz, 1771-1852 Physick, Philip Syng, 1768-1837 Hays, Isaac, 1796-1879 Cohen, Miriam Gratz Moses, 1808-1891 Etting, Elijah Gratz, 1795-1849 ?Cox, Matilda Willis McAllister, 1788-1858 Sergeant, Henry, 1772-1824 Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855 Hays, Miriam (Maria), 1798-1826 Cohen, Sarah (Sally) Myers, 1779-1848 |
| Subject (Geographic): | Philadelphia, PA Lexington, KY |
| Subject (Topical): | Travel Health Epidemic Measles Small Pox Medical treatment Vaccine Death Children Friendship |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, March 28, 1824. 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 28, 1824. RGC0297, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0297. |
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