Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, January 15, 1837

Writing to her sister-in-law Maria, Rebecca expresses her concern about Cary's health after an accident. She also shares details about her brother Simon's long-standing personal and financial disagreements with the rest of the family.

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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:1837-01-15
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):
Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841
Gratz, Cary Gist, 1829-1861
Wright, Julia, ?-?
Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891?
Wright, William Walter, ?-1836
Wright, Elizabeth McKee (Mackie), ?-1836
Sigoigne, Anne-Marie-Aimée Condemine, 1770-1851
Gratz, Simon, 1773-1839
Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858
Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857
Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856
Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884
Gratz, Michael, 1740-1811
Cohen, Miriam Gratz Moses, 1808-1891
?Cohen, Jacob, 1796-1871
Cohen, Solomon, 1802-1875
Marx, Elizabeth Rosa Hays, 1803-1855
Gratz, Michael Bernard, 1822-1889
Gratz, Henry Howard, 1824-1913
Gratz, Hyman Cecil, 1826-1866
Nathan, Rebecca Gratz Moses, 1810-1891
Blair, James Lawrence, 1819-1853
Moses, Horace, 1820-1893
Subject
(Geographic):
Lexington, KY
New Orleans, LA
Harrisburg, PA
South Carolina
Santee River, SC
Georgetown, SC
Subject
(Topical):
Health
Death
Children
Emotion
Education
Travel
Legal affairs
Business
Finances
Social conventions
Nature
Slavery
Friendship
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:
Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, January 15, 1837. 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, January 15, 1837. RGC0375, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0375.
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