Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, May 17, 1835
Rebecca tells her sister-in-law Maria of her family's upcoming visit to Lexington, an inspirational sermon given by Reverend Channing, and her admiration for Harriet Martineau and Fanny Kemble.
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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: | 1835-05-17 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Furness, William Henry, 1802-1896 Channing, William Ellery, 1780-1842 Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857 Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891? Mordecai, Sara Anne Hays, 1805-1894 Moses, Horace, 1820-1893 Lee, Elizabeth Blair, 1818-1906 Blair, Montgomery, 1813-1883 Martineau, Harriet, 1802-1876 Kemble, Fanny, 1809-1893 Irving, Washington, 1783-1859 Erwin, Anne Brown Clay, 1807-1835 Cohen, Rebecca, 1782-1840 Etting, Frances Gratz, 1771-1852 Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855 Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858 Hays, Isaac, 1796-1879 Etting, Frederick Henry, 1834-1835 Etting, Frank M. (Frank Marx), 1833-1890 Etting, Isabella, 1801-1855 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 |
| Subject (Geographic): | Boston, MA Centre County, PA Baltimore, MD Lexington, KY Philadelphia, PA |
| Subject (Topical): | Religion Christianity Unitarianism Health Travel Institution University and school West Point Military Academy (West Point, NY) Education Friendship Faith Children Business Literature Journal of a Residence in America Social scene |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, May 17, 1835. 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 17, 1835. RGC0369, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0369. |
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