Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, February 19, 1837
Writing to her sister-in-law Maria, Rebecca shows support for Maria's sister, Sara, who recently lost a son. She also shares Julia Hoffman's living plans after the death of her father and includes a receipt for expenses.
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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: | 1837-02-19 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Bodley, Sarah Gist Bledsoe, 1808-1881 Bodley, Thomas Breckenridge, 1833-1837 Bodley, Harry Innes, 1804-1883 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Boswell, Judith Bell Gist, 1788-1837 Gratz, Anna Maria Boswell Shelby, 1808-1882 Craig, Laura Boswell, 1822-1890 Furness, William Henry, 1802-1896 Dewey, Orville, 1794-1882 Hoffman, Julia, 1810-1861 Hoffman, Josiah Ogden, 1766-1837 Hoffman, Charles Fenno, 1806-1884 Hoffman, George Edward, 1808-1884 Cohen, Miriam Gratz Moses, 1808-1891 Gratz, Cary Gist, 1829-1861 Etting, Miriam, 1807-1878 Etting, Henry, 1799-1876 Lee, Elizabeth Blair, 1818-1906 Blair, James, 1762-1837 %Miss Pemberton Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858 ?Blair, Caroline Buckner, 1810-1844 %Pintard ?Hart, Henry Clay, 1812-1883? ?Grigg, John, 1792-1864 Etting, Harriet Marx, 1802-1880 Etting, Benjamin, 1798-1875 Etting, Joseph Marx, 1836-1915 Etting, Frank M. (Frank Marx), 1833-1890 Marx, Elizabeth Rosa Hays, 1803-1855 Mordecai, Sara Anne Hays, 1805-1894 Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858 Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855 Etting, Samuel, 1796-1862 Moses, Simon Gratz, 1813-1897 Fraser, Jane, 1786-? ?Murat, Caroline Georgina Fraser, 1810-1879 Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856 Etting, Frances Gratz, 1771-1852 Cohen Family Cohen, Rebecca, 1782-1840 Cohen, Samuel M., 1799-1863 Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857 %Margaret Gratz, Henry Howard, 1824-1913 Gratz, Michael Bernard, 1822-1889 Blair, James Lawrence, 1819-1853 Moses, Horace, 1820-1893 *America %Matilda Hays, Catherine, 1776-1854 |
| Subject (Geographic): | Lexington, KY Washington, D.C. Baltimore, MD Bordentown, NJ Harrisburg, PA |
| Subject (Topical): | Death Childhood mortality Emotion Religion Christianity Judaism Faith Friendship Housing Health Travel Politics Finances Literature Newspapers and periodicals Nature Domestic servants Enslaved people |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, February 19, 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, February 19, 1837. RGC0377, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0377. |
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