Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, September 04, 1831
Rebecca shares her thoughts on the Margaret Eaton affair (Petticoat affair) with her sister-in-law Maria, details a job offer given to William Henry Furness by a church in Boston, and updates her on 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: | 1831-09-04 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 %Mr. Gildemeister Keating, William Hypolitus, 1799-1840 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872 Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858 Featherstonhaugh, George William, 1780-1866 Featherstonhaugh, Charlotte Williams Carter, ca. 1813-1879 Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855 Etting, Rachel Gratz, 1764-1831 Etting, Solomon, 1764-1847 Blair, Eliza Violet Gist, 1794-1877 Eaton, Margaret (Peggy) O'Neill Timberlake, 1799-1879 Lewis, William Berkeley, 1784-1866 Pageot, Mary Anne Lewis, 1814-1866 Butler, Pierce, 1806-1867 Ingersoll, Susan Catherine Brown, 1810?-1875 ?Peters, Sarah Robinson, 1785-1850 %Miss Delany Furness, William Henry, 1802-1896 Vaughan, John, 1756-1841 Erwin, Anne Brown Clay, 1807-1835 Dewees, Mary Lorrain, 1782-1842 Gratz, Hyman Cecil, 1826-1866 Gratz, Cary Gist, 1829-1861 Etting, Isabella, 1801-1855 De La Motta, Jacob Canter, 1789-1845 Etting, Miriam, 1807-1878 %Barry Family |
| Subject (Geographic): | Baltimore, MD Lexington, KY Washington, D.C. Europe Bristol, TN New England Boston, MA Kentucky |
| Subject (Topical): | Friendship Emotion Social scene Portraiture Art and Culture Social conventions Politics Marriage Science Travel Health Medical treatment Newspapers and periodicals The Globe (Washington, D.C.) Religion Finance Education School and university Children Child rearing Weather |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, [Philadelphia, PA], September 04, 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, September 04, 1831. RGC0332, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0332. |
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