Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, July 15, 1826

Rebecca writes to her sister-in-law Maria, remarking on her family's experience with the whooping cough, the removal of a university president, and literature about the ancient Israelites.

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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:1826-07-15
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841
Gratz, Michael Bernard, 1822-1889
Moses, Horace, 1820-1893
Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891?
Gratz, Hyman Cecil, 1826-1866
Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857
Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856
Moses, Simon Gratz, 1813-1897
Scott, Walter, 1771-1832
Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685
Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649
James I, King of England, 1566-1625
Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884
Holley, Horace ,1781-1827
Meredith, Gertrude Gouverneur Ogden, 1777-1828
Gratz, Henry Howard, 1824-1913
Myers-Cohen, Beliah (Belle) Simon, 1755-1833
%Oliver, Mrs. N. W.
Strauss, David Friedrich, 1808-1874
Subject
(Geographic):		Jerusalem
Palestine
Land of Canaan
Subject
(Topical):		Health
Disease
Epidemic
Whooping Cough
Medical treatment
Children
Travel
Education
Literature
Woodstock
Helon's Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
Politics
Sephora
History
Institution
University and school
Transylvania University (Lexington, KY)
Religion
Judaism
Christianity
Unitarianism
Nature
Events
Life event
Birthday
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, July 15, 1826. 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, July 15, 1826. RGC0306, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0306.
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