Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, September 02, 1832

Rebecca writes to her sister-in-law Maria, describing the effects of cholera in Philadelphia. She also reports on the antisemitic attack Philip Minis had suffered, which led to a fatal duel and the subsequent murder trial of Minis.

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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:1832-09-02
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841
Woodward, Eliza Brand Macalester, 1811-1897
Macalester, Charles, 1765-1832
Hays, Sarah Ann Minis, 1811-1884
Macalester, Edward, 1803-1866
Minis, Philip, 1805-1855
Stark, James Jones, ?-1832
Minis, Isaac, 1780-1856
Minis, Divinah Cohen, 1787-1874
Etting, Henry, 1799-1876
Hays, Isaac, 1796-1878
Chapman, Nathaniel, 1780-1853
Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-?
Etting, Benjamin, 1798-1875
Etting, Harriet Marx, 1802-1880
Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858
Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855
Etting, Samuel, 1796-1862
Subject
(Geographic):		Boston, MA
Baltimore, MD
Philadelphia, PA
Subject
(Topical):		Health
Disease
Epidemic
Cholera
Marriage
Death
Antisemitism
Crime
Murder
Dueling
Events
Current Event
Politics
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, [Philadelphia, PA], September 02, 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, September 02, 1832. RGC0342, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0342.
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