Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, February 02, 1834
Rebecca tries to cheer up her sister-in-law Maria by telling of a prank their nieces pulled on the family. She also comments on the effects of the country's economic difficulties on family and friends and updates her on the presence of Small Pox in Philadelphia.
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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: | 1834-02-02 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Cohen, Miriam Gratz Moses, 1808-1891 Nathan, Rebecca Gratz Moses, 1810-1891 Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891? Sigoigne, Anne-Marie-Aimée Condemine, 1770-1851 Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857 Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858 Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856 Moses, Horace, 1820-1893 Marx, Elizabeth Rosa Hays, 1803-1855 Furness, William Henry, 1802-1896 Furness, Annis Pulling Jenks, 1802-1885 Wister, A. L. (Annis Lee), 1830-1908 Cowper, William, 1731-1800 Hays, Isaac, 1796-1879 Hays, Sarah (Sally) Ann Minis, 1811-1884 Hays, Henry, 1807-1874 Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858 Hays, Samuel, 1764-1838 Nathan, Isaac Mendes Seixas, 1785-1852 Leeser, Isaac, 1806-1868 Etting, Harriet Marx, 1802-1880 Etting, Frank M. (Frank Marx), 1833-1890 Etting, Frances Gratz, 1771-1852 Etting, Horatio, 1805-1891 Etting, Isabella, 1801-1855 Lee, Elizabeth Blair, 1818-1906 Moses, Simon Gratz, 1813-1897 Gratz, Michael Bernard, 1822-1889 Gratz, Henry Howard, 1824-1913 Blair, Francis Preston, 1791-1876 Blair, Montgomery, 1813-1883 Hart, Henry Clay, 1812-1883? Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851 |
| Subject (Geographic): | New York, NY Philadelphia, PA Kentucky China Asia |
| Subject (Topical): | Children Domestic life Domestic servants Synagogue Judaism Health Disease Epidemic Small Pox Maternal Health Literature The Last Man Marriage Social conventions Finances Events Life event Birth Travel Education Institution University and school West Point Military Academy (West Point, NY) Transylvania University (Lexington, KY) |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, February 02, 1834. 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, February 02, 1834. RGC0359, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0359. |
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