Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, March 09, 1834
Rebecca writes to her-sister-in-law Maria, pondering the reasons for her prolonged silence. She also discusses her changed view of Phrenology and describes the costumes their nieces wore to a party.
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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: | 1834-03-09 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 %Mr. Montmollin Blair, Montgomery, 1813-1883 Blair, Frank P., Jr. (Francis Preston), 1821-1875 Spurzheim, J. G. (Johann Gaspar), 1776-1832 Girard, Stephen, 1750-1831 ?Camac, Sarah Masters, 1759-? Nathan, Rebecca Gratz Moses, 1810-1891 Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891? %Col. Craighan %Mrs. Campbell Etting, Frances Gratz, 1771-1852 Etting, Benjamin, 1798-1875 Etting, Frank M. (Frank Marx), 1833-1890 Etting, Harriet Marx, 1802-1880 Hays, Isaac, 1796-1879 Hays, Sarah (Sally) Ann Minis, 1811-1884 Cohen, Joseph, 1810-1834 Cohen, Miriam Gratz Moses, 1808-1891 Lee, Elizabeth Blair, 1818-1906 Etting, Henry, 1799-1876 |
| Subject (Geographic): | Kentucky Washington, D.C. |
| Subject (Topical): | Travel Science Phrenology Literature Education Nature Weather Climate Faith Business Finance Events Social event Fashion Clothing and dress Native Americans Romanies Health Mental health Children Marriage Crime Dueling Death Religion Church Christianity |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, March 09, 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, March 09, 1834. RGC0360, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0360. |
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