Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, October 23, 1836
Rebecca writes to her sister-in-law Maria, announcing the birth of Isaac Hays's second son, William Dewees, and the death of her long-time friend, Slowey Hays. She also shares more details about her niece's future husband.
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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: | 1836-10-23 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 %Mr. Josephs Hays, Isaac, 1796-1879 Hays, William Dewees, 1836- 1866 Hays, Sarah (Sally) Ann Minis, 1811-1884 Dewees, William P. (William Potts), 1768-1841 Dewees, Mary Lorrain, 1782-1842 Etting, Reuben, 1762-1848 Etting, Frances Gratz, 1771-1852 Mordecai, Sara Anne Hays, 1805-1894 Hays, Slowey, 1779-1836 Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857 Hays, Catherine, 1776-1854 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Gratz, Miriam Simon, 1749-1808 Darley, Jane Cooper Sully, 1807-1877 Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872 Cohen, Solomon, 1802-1875 Cohen, Miriam Gratz Moses, 1808-1891 Minis, Divina Cohen, 1787-1874 Cohen, Bell Moses, 1772-1862 Cohen, Cecilia, 1806-1863 Bodley, Sarah Gist Bledsoe, 1808-1881 Blair, Montgomery, 1813-1883 Blair, Caroline Buckner, 1810-1844 Gratz, Henry Howard, 1824-1913 Gratz, Cary Gist, 1829-1861 Etting, Frank M. (Frank Marx), 1833-1890 Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858 %Matilda %Miss M Brown, Mason, 1799-1867 |
| Subject (Geographic): | Mississippi Mobile, AL Philadelphia, PA Newport, RI Georgetown, SC Norfolk, VA |
| Subject (Topical): | Events Life event Birth Health Maternal health Children Travel Climate Friendship Death Portraiture Arts and Culture Marriage Fashion Clothing and dress Literature |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, [Philadelphia, PA], October 23, 1836. 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, October 23, 1836. RGC0374, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0374. |
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