Rebecca Gratz and Benjamin Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, December 27, 1834
Rebecca writes to her sister-in-law Maria, questioning the origins of the Christian holiday, Twelfth Night, and informs her on the reception of the writer Harriet Martineau in Philadelphia. She also updates her on the shipment of Maria's cloaks.
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| Title: | Rebecca Gratz and Benjamin Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz |
| Author: | Rebecca Gratz and Benjamin Gratz |
| Recipient: | Maria Gist Gratz |
| Origin: | Philadelphia, PA |
| Destination: | Lexington, KY |
| Date: | 1834-12-27 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Martineau, Harriet, 1802-1876 Furness, William Henry, 1802-1896 Furness, Annis Pulling Jenks, 1802-1885 Cohen, Rebecca, 1782-1840 Crutchfield, Benjamin F., 1792-1855 Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857 Johnson, Richard Mentor, 1780-1850 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Etting, Harriet Marx, 1802-1880 Etting, Benjamin, 1798-1875 Etting, Frank M. (Frank Marx), 1833-1890 Etting, Frederick Henry, 1834-1835 Gratz, Cary Gist, 1829-1861 Moses, Horace, 1820-1893 Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891? Lee, Elizabeth Blair, 1818-1906 Blair, Francis Preston, 1791-1876 Blair, Eliza Violet Gist, 1794-1877 Bulwer Lytton, Edward, Baron Lytton, 1803-1873 Hays, Sarah (Sally) Ann Minis, 1811-1884 Hays, Isaac Minis, 1847-1925 Etting, Frances Gratz, 1771-1852 Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856 Coit, Thomas Winthrop, 1803-1885 Biddle, Clement C. (Clement Cornell), 1784-1855 Binney, Horace, 1780-1875 Sergeant, John, 1779-1852 Woods, Alva, 1794–1887 Woods, Almira Marshall, 1804-1863 Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858 Tilford, John, ?-1852 |
| Subject (Geographic): | Pittsburgh, PA Philadelphia, PA Ohio River Mississippi River Lexington, KY Boston, MA |
| Subject (Topical): | Social scene Social conventions Travel Transportation Health Fashion Clothing and dress Holiday Religious holiday Christmas Cultural holiday April Fools Christianity Unitarianism Religion Organization Orphan Society (Philadelphia, PA) Newspapers and periodicals Children Friendship Literature Institution University and school Transylvania University Arts and Culture |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz and Benjamin Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, December 27, 1834. From the original at the American Jewish Historical Society, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011 USA. |
| Citation for Transcript: | Rebecca Gratz and Benjamin Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, December 27, 1834. RGC0367, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0367. |
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