Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, March 22, 1829
Rebecca expresses her relief to her sister-in-law Maria after learning she arrived safely in New Orleans. She then updates her on the health, travels, and whereabouts 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: | 1829-03-22 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856 Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857 Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855 Etting, Samuel, 1796-1862 Etting, Isabella, 1801-1855 %Etting Myers Erwin, Anne Brown Clay, 1807-1835 Erwin, Julia Duralde, 1825-1828 Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 Gratz, Anna Maria Boswell Shelby, 1808-1882 Boswell, Judith Bell Gist, 1788-1837 %Madame Prat %Fisher, Elizabeth Jonas, Abraham, 1801-1864 Jonas, Joseph, 1792-1869 Seixas, David G, 1788-1864 Jonas, Lucy Orah Seixas, 1804-1825 Jonas, Rachel Seixas, 1801-1827 Myers-Cohen, Beliah (Belle) Simon, 1755-1833 Cohen, Rachel, 1783-1850 Scott, Judith Cary Bell Gist, 1750-1833 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 |
| Subject (Geographic): | New Orleans, LA Baltimore, MD Washington, D.C. Paris, France Europe Lexington, KY Cincinnati, OH Philadelphia, PA |
| Subject (Topical): | Travel Food Business Holiday Religious holiday Passover Death Childhood mortality Health Politics Climate Fashion Clothing and dress Marriage |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, March 22, 1829. 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 22, 1829. RGC0316, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0316. |
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