Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, January 28, 1837
Rebecca writes to her sister-in-law Maria, inquiring about the health of her nephew, Cary. She also tells of the death of her old friend, Josiah Ogden Hoffman, and the upcoming meeting between her brothers Simon and Hyman.
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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: | 1837-01-28 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Gratz, Cary Gist, 1829-1861 Hoffman, Josiah Ogden, 1766-1837 Hoffman, Julia, 1810-1861 Gratz, Simon, 1773-1839 Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Cohen, Miriam Gratz Moses, 1808-1891 Cohen, Solomon, 1802-1875 Marx, Elizabeth Rosa Hays, 1803-1855 Etting, Harriet Marx, 1802-1880 Etting, Benjamin, 1798-1875 Etting, Frank M. (Frank Marx), 1833-1890 Etting, Joseph, 1836-1915 Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858 Moses, Horace, 1820-1893 Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891? Nathan, Rebecca Gratz Moses, 1810-1891 Mordecai, Sara Anne Hays, 1805-1894 Mordecai, Alfred, 1804-1887 Blair, James Lawrence, 1819-1853 %Slidell? Lee, Elizabeth Blair, 1818-1906 Blair, James, 1762-1837 Blair, Caroline Buckner, 1810-1844 Blair, Montgomery, 1813-1883 Bledsoe, Sarah Howard Gist, 1785-1849 Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858 Etting, Frances Gratz, 1771-1852 Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855 Etting, Samuel, 1796-1862 Hays, Sarah (Sally) Ann Minis, 1811-1884 Hays, Isaac, 1796-1879 Etting, Reuben, 1762-1848 Gratz, Michael Bernard, 1822-1889 Gratz, Henry Howard, 1824-1913 Craig, Laura Boswell, 1822-1890 |
| Subject (Geographic): | Georgetown, SC Kentucky Norfolk, VA Lexington, KY Philadelphia, PA |
| Subject (Topical): | Health Death Business Finances Emotion Faith Slavery Enslaved people Domestic life Climate Friendship Children Military and Warfare Marriage |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, January 28, 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 28, 1837. RGC0376, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0376. |
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