Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, September 21, 1833
Writing on the eve of Yom Kippur, Rebecca asks her sister-in-law Maria to forgive her for not writing sooner and updates her on the activities 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: | 1833-09-21 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 *Elizabeth Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857 Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858 Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856 Hays, Sarah (Sally) Ann Minis, 1811-1884 Minis, Philip, 1805-1855 %Mrs. McIlvaine Blair, Francis Preston, 1791-1876 Lee, Elizabeth Blair, 1818-1906 Sigoigne, Anne-Marie-Aimée Condemine, 1770-1851 Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891? Moses, Rachel Gratz, 1782-1823 %Julia Barry %Mrs. Stoll %Miss Haydock %her brother %her husband-to-be |
| Subject (Geographic): | Philadelphia, PA Lexington, KY |
| Subject (Topical): | Health Domestic servants Domestic life Holiday Religious holiday Yom Kippur Faith Religion Travel Education School and university Friendship Death Fashion Clothing and dress Marriage Organization Lexington Orphan Society |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, September 21, 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, September 21, 1833. RGC0356, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0356. |
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