Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, May 27, 1833

Rebecca updates her sister-in-law Maria on the family's plans to visit her in Lexington. She also gives travel and health 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:1833-05-27
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):
Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841
Hunt, Catherine Grosh, 1777-1835
Hunt, Catherine Grosh, 1813-1833
Hays, Samuel, 1764-1838
Mordecai, Sara Anne Hays, 1805-1894
Etting, Frances Gratz, 1771-1852
Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857
Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891?
Moses, Horace, 1820-1893
Etting, Harriet Marx, 1802-1880
Marx, Richea Myers, 1769-1837
Etting, Horatio, 1805-1891
Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855
Etting, Samuel, 1796-1862
Randolph, John, 1773-1833
*Juba
Hays, Isaac, 1796-1879
Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884
Gratz, Cary Gist, 1829-1861
Subject
(Geographic):
China
Asia
Philadelphia, PA
Virgina
Lexington, KY
Subject
(Topical):
Death
Friendship
Disease
Epidemic
Scarlet Fever
Health
Travel
Children
Transportation
Housing
Business
Enslaved people
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:
Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, May 27, 1833. 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, May 27, 1833. RGC0348, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0348.
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