Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, January 14, 1830
Rebecca writes to her sister-in-law Maria about a barely averted duel involving one of her nephews and updates her on the 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: | 1830-01-14 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 ?Bohlen, Henry (William Henry Charles), 1810-1862 ?Bohlen, Henriette Wilhelmine, 1803-1870 Moses, Isaac, 1807-1847 Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891? Cohen, Miriam Gratz Moses, 1808-1891 Etting, Elijah Gratz, 1795-1849 Etting, Frances Gratz, 1771-1852 Etting, Isabella, 1796-1800 Etting, Benjamin, 1798-1875 Etting, Harriet Marx, 1802-1880 Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855 Etting, Samuel, 1796-1862 Brown, Ann Hart, 1775?-1830 Brown, James, 1766-1835 %Mr. Vaughan Gratz, Simon, 1773-1839 Sedgwick, Catharine Maria, 1789-1867 Griffith, Mary, 1772-1846 Wharton, Thomas I. (Thomas Isaac), 1791-1856 Du Ponceau, Peter Stephen, 1760-1844 %Mrs. Hughs Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856 Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891? Moses, Horace, 1820-1893 Gratz, Benjamin, 1821-1830 ?Brand, Elizabeth Hay, 1811-1897 ?Ryland, Anne Eliza Warfield, 1812-1892 Hunt, Catherine Grosh, 1813-1833 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Rutledge, Edward, 1798-1832 |
| Subject (Geographic): | Baltimore, MD Harrisburg, PA Philadelphia, PA Bellefonte, PA Lexington, KY Hartford, CT Georgia |
| Subject (Topical): | Social scene Crime Dueling Travel Legal affairs Newspapers and periodicals Health Marriage Housing Business Literature Hope Leslie Children Education School and university Organization Orphan Society (Philadelphia, PA) Native Americans |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, January 14, 1830. 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, January 14, 1830. RGC0322, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0322. |
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