Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, July 17, 1831

After her brother Jacob returned from his first trip to Kentucky, Rebecca shares his positive impressions with her sister-in-law Maria and hopes to visit herself. She also expresses her deep gratitude for the towels Maria made for her.

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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:1831-07-17
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841
Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856
Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891?
Hays, Isaac, 1796-1879
Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884
Sigoigne, Anne-Marie-Aimée Condemine, 1770-1851
Moses, Horace, 1820-1893
Etting, Isabella, 1801-1855
Etting, Elijah Gratz, 1795-1849
Etting, Miriam, 1807-1878
De La Motta, Jacob Canter, 1789-1845
Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855
Etting, Samuel, 1796-1862
Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858
Etting, Josephine, 1830-1914
?Peters, Sarah Robinson, 1785-1850
Wright, Frances, 1795-1852
?Peters, Richard, 1744-1828
Biddle, Anne Mullanphy, 1800-1846
Gratz, Michael Bernard, 1822-1889
Gratz, Henry Howard, 1824-1913
Gratz, Cary Gist, 1829-1861
Gratz, Hyman Cecil, 1826-1866
%Barry Family
%Mrs. Barry
Ingersoll, Susan Catherine Brown, 1810?-1875
Brown, James, 1766-1835
Brown, James, 1766-1835
Subject
(Geographic):		Lexington, KY
Philadelphia, PA
Baltimore, MD
Kentucky
Subject
(Topical):		Travel
Domestic life
Food
Education
School and university
Social conventions
Health
Medical treatment
Children
Literature
A Few Days in Athens
Handiwork
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, July 17, 1831. 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, July 17, 1831. RGC0329, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0329.
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