Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, October 19, 1830
Rebecca continues to persuade her sister-in-law Maria to visit Philadelphia after the death of her eldest son, Benjamin. She also informs her of the marriage of Ben Etting, her nephew, to Harriet Marx Etting.
PDF File - Scan of Original Letter:
PDF File - Transcription:
| Title: | Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz |
| Author: | Rebecca Gratz |
| Recipient: | Maria Gist Gratz |
| Origin: | [Philadelphia, PA] |
| Destination: | Lexington, KY |
| Date: | 1830-10-19 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Gratz, Henry Howard, 1824-1913 Gratz, Michael Bernard, 1822-1889 Gratz, Cary Gist, 1829-1861 Gratz, Hyman Cecil, 1826-1866 Gratz, Benjamin, 1821-1830 Moses, Horace, 1820-1893 Moses, Rachel Gratz, 1782-1823 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Etting, Benjamin, 1798-1875 Etting, Miriam, 1807-1878 Etting, Harriet Marx, 1802-1880 Marx Family Etting, Elijah Gratz, 1795-1849 Etting, Isabella, 1801-1855 Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855 Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856 |
| Subject (Geographic): | Richmond, VA Pine Grove, PA |
| Subject (Topical): | Death Childhood mortality Children Emotion Travel Marriage Faith Health Social scene Events Life event Wedding |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, [Philadelphia, PA], October 19, 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, October 19, 1830. RGC0327, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0327. |
| Permalink: | https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratz.edu/item/rgc0327/ |