Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, October 28, 1828

Rebecca writes to her sister-in-law Maria, updating her on the preparations for her niece's wedding and expresses her sorrow over the deaths of her synagogue's minister, Abraham Keys, and a close family friend, Gertrude Meredith.

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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:1828-10-28
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841
%Mrs. Morrison (wife of James Morrison)
Miss Edmundson?
Gratz, Michael Bernard, 1822-1889
Moses, Horace, 1820-1893
Keys, Abraham Israel, 1780-1828
Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855
Keys, Jael Rodrigues, 1798-1837
Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856
Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856
%Mr. & Mrs. Philips
Cohen, Rachel, 1783-1850
Meredith, Gertrude Gouverneur Ogden, 1777-1828
Ogden, Sarah Ogden Meredith, 1803-1878
Hays, Slowey, 1779-1836
Hays, Catherine, 1776-1854
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603
Holley, Mary Austin, 1784-1846
Subject
(Geographic):		Paris, France
Europe
Boston, MA
Kentucky
Subject
(Topical):		Fashion
Clothing and dress
Social scene
Events
Social event
Life event
Wedding
Children
Education
Health
Marriage
Death
Synagogue
Finance
Emotion
Friendship
Travel
Transportation
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, October 28, 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, October 28, 1828. RGC0318, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0318.
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