Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, November 04, 1829
Writing to her sister-in-law Maria, Rebecca attempts to persuade her and her family to visit Philadelphia in the winter. She also updates her on the health and activities 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: | 1829-11-04 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856 Etting, Elijah Gratz, 1795-1849 Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Gratz, Cary Gist, 1829-1861 Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858 Moses, Horace, 1820-1893 Rutledge, Augusta Shaler, 1793-1858 Shaler, Lucretia Ann Denning, 1766-1843 Rutledge, Edward, 1798-1832 Marx, Elizabeth Rosa Hays, 1803-1855 Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855 Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891? Cohen, Miriam Gratz Moses, 1808-1891 Brown, Margaretta Mason, 1772-1838 Gratz, Benjamin, 1821-1830 Gratz, Michael Bernard, 1822-1889 Gratz, Henry Howard, 1824-1913 Brown, Anne Hart, ?-1830 Ingersoll, Susan Catherine Brown, 1810?-1875 Brown, James, 1766-1835 %Mr. Hunt Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 %Christie's shop Etting, Isabella, 1796-1800 Etting, Benjamin, 1798-1875 Hays, Henry, 1807-1874 Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858 Etting, Frances Gratz, 1771-1852 Cohen, Rachel, 1783-1850 %Mr. Phillips Leeser, Isaac, 1806-1868 Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851 |
| Subject (Geographic): | Bellefonte, PA Philadelphia, PA Baltimore, MD Frankfort, KY New York |
| Subject (Topical): | Travel Health Children Transportation Weather Climate Nature Domestic life Housing Social scene Furniture Synagogue Holiday Religious holiday High holidays Literature Theater |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, November 04, 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, November 04, 1829. RGC0321, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0321. |
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