Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, July 15, 1837
After reading Harriet Martineau's latest book, Rebecca shares with her sister-in-law Maria her concern over foreign visitors' focus on slavery when discussing the United States. She also gives updates on her nephew Horace's current geological work.
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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: | 1837-07-15 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Martineau, Harriet, 1802-1876 Etting, Frances Gratz, 1771-1852 Etting, Edward Johnson, 1803-1862 Moses, Horace, 1820-1893 Rogers, William Barton, 1804-1882 Rogers, Henry Darwin, 1808-1866 Rogers, Robert Empie, 1813-1884 Moses, Solomon, 1774-1857 Moses, Edmund, 1815-? Cohen, Miriam Gratz Moses, 1808-1891 Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858 Etting, Benjamin, 1798-1875 Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856 Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857 Hays, Sarah (Sally) Ann Minis, 1811-1884 Hays, Joseph Gratz, 1835-1890 Hays, William Dewees, 1836-1866 Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858 Mordecai, Laura, 1837-1927 Mordecai, Sara Anne Hays, 1805-1894 Mordecai, Alfred, 1804-1887 Hays, Samuel, 1764-1838 Marx, Elizabeth Rosa Hays, 1803-1855 ?Marx, Joseph, 1772/3-1840 Marx, Charles, 1806-1859 Etting, Harriet Marx, 1802-1880 Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891? Lee, Elizabeth Blair, 1818-1906 Blair, James Lawrence, 1819-1853 |
| Subject (Geographic): | Lexington, KY Saratoga, NY Baltimore, MD Wilmington, DE Canton (Guangzhou), China Asia Pennsylvania Washington, D.C. |
| Subject (Topical): | Literature Society in America Travel Weather Transportation Animals Business Slavery Enslaved persons Politics Health Military and Warfare Children Natural disaster Geology |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, July 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, July 15, 1837. RGC0381, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0381. |
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