Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, July 14, 1828

Rebecca tells her sister-in-law Maria about how betrayed she feels by her brother Simon's financial dealings and the distress it has caused her brothers. She also updates her on the health and travels of family and friends.

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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:1828-07-14
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):
Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841
Gratz, Michael, 1740-1811
Gratz, Miriam Simon, 1749-1808
Gratz, Simon, 1773-1839
Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857
Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858
Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856
Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884
Meredith, Gertrude Gouverneur Ogden, 1777-1828
Physick, Philip Syng, 1768-1837
Meade, Margaret Coats Butler, 1782-1852
Ingraham, Elizabeth Mary Meade, 1805-1872
Meade, Richard Worsam, 1778-1828
Dallas, Henrietta Constantia Meade, 1801-1831
Etting, Frances Gratz, 1771-1852
Etting, Henry, 1799-1876
Etting, Benjamin, 1798-1875
Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855
Nathan, Rebecca Gratz Moses, 1810-1891
Subject
(Geographic):
Burlington, PA
Washington, D.C.
Baltimore, MD
Virginia
Philadelphia, PA
Richmond, VA
Subject
(Topical):
Health
Home care
Emotion
Finance
Business
Legal affairs
Children
Death
Travel
Marriage
Events
Life event
Wedding
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:
Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, [Philadelphia, PA], July 14, 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, July 14, 1828. RGC0313, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0313.
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