Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, July 31, 1831
Rebecca writes to her sister-in-law Maria about the current state of politics and the upcoming presidential inauguration, recent literature she has read, and gives her updates on 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: | 1831-07-31 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 Murat, Lucien, 1803-1878 Blair, Francis Preston, 1791-1876 Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857 ?Peters, Sarah Robinson, 1785-1850 Hopkinson, Joseph, 1770-1842 Scott, Walter, 1771-1832 Paulding, James Kirke, 1778-1860 Etting, Elijah Gratz, 1795-1849 Etting, Isabella, 1796-1800 Etting, Miriam, 1807-1878 De La Motta, Jacob Canter, 1789-1845 Etting, Reuben, 1762-1848 Hays, Sarah (Sally) Ann Minis, 1811-1884 %Brother of Sally Minis Hays Etting, Harriet Marx, 1802-1880 Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891? Mordecai, Sara Anne Hays, 1805-1894 Grigg, John, 1792-1864 Smith, Richard Penn, 1799-1854 %Emmeline (orphan girl) Mordecai, Sara Anne Hays, 1805-1894 Myers-Cohen, Beliah (Belle) Simon, 1755-1833 Cohen, Elkaleh, 1785-1875 Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Gratz, Michael Bernard, 1822-1889 Moses, Horace, 1820-1893 %Mr. Polock |
| Subject (Geographic): | Washington, D.C. Kentucky Richmond, VA Lexington, KY Pottsville, PA Philadelphia, PA |
| Subject (Topical): | Politics Travel Children Fashion Clothing and dress Handiwork Literature Count Robert of Paris The Dutchman's Fireside The Forsaken Portraiture Health Organization Orphan Asylum (Philadelphia, PA) Housing Education School and university |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, July 31, 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 31, 1831. RGC0330, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0330. |
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