Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, August 09, 1831
On her nephew Cary's birthday, Rebecca expresses her regard for her sister-in-law Maria's sons, and updates her on the unapproved courtship between her niece, Miriam Etting, and a southern doctor and the health 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: | 1831-08-09 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Gratz, Cary Gist, 1829-1861 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Gratz, Hyman Cecil, 1826-1866 Gratz, Michael Bernard, 1822-1889 Gratz, Henry Howard, 1824-1913 Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856 Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 Hays, Isaac, 1796-1879 Featherstonhaugh, George William, 1780-1866 Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Etting, Henry, 1799-1876 Dallas, Henrietta Constantia Meade, 1801-1831 Meade, Margaret Coats Butler, 1782-1852 De La Motta, Jacob Canter, 1789-1845 Etting, Miriam, 1807-1878 Etting, Reuben, 1762-1848 Etting, Frances Gratz, 1771-1852 Etting, Elijah, 1724-1778 Etting, Isabella, 1801-1855 Etting, Benjamin, 1798-1875 Etting, Harriet Marx, 1802-1880 Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891? Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727 Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824 Moses, Isaac, 1807-1847 Etting, Edward Johnson, 1803-1862 Cowper, William, 1731-1800 |
| Subject (Geographic): | Kentucky Brandywine Springs, DE Lexington, KY Pittsburg, PA New York |
| Subject (Topical): | Events Life event Birthday Health Politics Literature Death Childhood mortality Travel Courtship Faith Children Education Science Geology |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, [Philadelphia, PA], August 09, 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, August 09, 1831. RGC0331, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0331. |
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