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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