Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, May 04, 1828

Writing to her sister-in-law Maria, Rebecca discusses the engagement of her nephew, Benjamin Etting, and the heartbreak of her niece, Ellen Etting. She also details the scandal and subsequent legal battle between two Philadelphia citizens over one's conduct with the other's wife.

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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:1828-05-04
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841
Meredith, Gertrude Gouverneur Ogden, 1777-1828
Etting, Benjamin, 1798-1875
Etting, Harriet Marx, 1802-1880
Etting, Henry, 1799-1876
Etting, Ellen, 1802-1877
Cohen, David I., 1800-1847
Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857
Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858
Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884
Tilghman, Benjamin, 1785-1850
Tilghman, Anna Maria McMurtrie, 1787-1872
Tilghman, Maria, 1809-1894
Tilghman, Elizabeth, 1811-1900
%Mr. Browne, 1806?-
%Mrs. Browne
Brandon, Lavinia Moses, 1786-1828
Moses, Sarah Rodrigues Brandon, 1799-1828
Gratz, Henry Howard, 1824-1913
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Mordecai, Sara Anne Hays, 1805-1894
%Mr. Christie
Subject
(Geographic):		Kentucky River, KY
Richmond, VA
Baltimore, MD
New York, NY
Subject
(Topical):		Travel
Arts and Culture
Marriage
Courting
Romance
Emotion
Social conventions
Legal affairs
Children
Death
Crime
Housing
Literature
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, May 04, 1828. 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 04, 1828. RGC0312, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0312.
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