Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, December 13, 1824
Rebecca tells her sister-in-law Maria of the Smallpox outbreak in Philadelphia and having her nieces and nephews revaccinated. She also ponders the unpredicability of life after the death of her sister Rachel.
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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: | 1824-12-13 |
Language: | English |
Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Gratz, Benjamin, 1821-1830 Gratz, Michael Bernard, 1822-1889 Gratz, Henry Howard, 1824-1913 Moses, Horace, 1820-1893 %Tony? Etting, Isabella, 1801-1855 Etting, Frances Gratz, 1771-1852 Gratz, Simon, 1773-1839 Hays, Isaac, 1796-1879 Cohen, Miriam Gratz Moses, 1808-1891 |
Subject (Geographic): | Philadelphia, PA Lexington, KY |
Subject (Topical): | Death Children Health Disease Epidemic Small Pox Vaccine |
Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
Publisher: | Gratz College |
Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, December 13, 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, December 13, 1824. RGC0300, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0300. |
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