Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, August 19, 1832

Rebecca writes to her sister-in-law Maria, detailing her family's preventative diet amid the Cholera outbreak and gives updates on the wellbeing and travels of family members.

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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:1832-08-19
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841
Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858
Hays, Sarah (Sally) Ann Minis, 1811-1884
Nathan, Rebecca Gratz Moses, 1810-1891
Moses, Gertrude, 1822-1823
Cohen, Miriam Gratz Moses, 1808-1891
Gratz, Cary Gist, 1829-1861
Gratz, Hyman Cecil, 1826-1866
Gratz, Michael Bernard, 1822-1889
Gratz, Henry Howard, 1824-1913
Chapman, Nathaniel, 1780-1853
Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857
Etting, Henry, 1799-1876
Etting, Isabella, 1801-1855
Etting, Elijah Gratz, 1795-1849
Etting, Benjamin, 1798-1875
Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858
Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855
Hays, Isaac, 1796-1879
Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884
Subject
(Geographic):		New York, NY
Montreal, Quebec
Canada
Philadelphia, PA
Boston, MA
Baltimore, MD
Subject
(Topical):		Friendship
Children
Domestic life
Food
Health
Medical treatment
Disease
Epidemic
Cholera
Events
Current event
Travel
Housing
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, August 19, 1832. 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 19, 1832. RGC0341, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0341.
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