Rebecca Gratz and [Sara Gratz Moses Joseph] to Maria Gist Gratz, August 27, 1837

After a trip through New York state, Rebecca tells her sister-in-law Maria about the natural sights she saw, her visit to Fenimore Cooper's mansion, and her reunion with James Paulding and Washington Irving. She also reminisces about her time at Canewood, and wishes she could be there with Maria's family again.

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Title:Rebecca Gratz and [Sara Gratz Moses Joseph] to Maria Gist Gratz
Author:Rebecca Gratz and [Sara Gratz Moses Joseph]
Recipient:Maria Gist Gratz
Origin:Philadelphia, PA
Destination:Lexington, KY
Date:1837-08-27
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841
Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891?
Verplanck, Daniel Crommelin, 1762-1834
Hoffman, Julia, 1810-1861
Verplanck, Mary Elizabeth Fenno, 1787-1817
Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851
Paulding, James Kirke, 1778-1860
Irving, Washington, 1783-1859
Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858
Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856
Hays, Isaac, 1796-1879
Marx, Elizabeth Rosa Hays, 1803-1855
Mordecai, Sara Anne Hays, 1805-1894
Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858
Mordecai, Laura, 1837-1927
Mordecai, Jacob, 1762-1838
Marx, Joseph, 1772/3-1840
Etting, Harriet Marx, 1802-1880
Etting, Frank M. (Frank Marx), 1833-1890
Etting, Joseph Marx, 1836-1915
Etting, Benjamin, 1798-1875
Moses, Horace, 1820-1893
Hays, Sarah (Sally) Ann Minis, 1811-1884
Etting, Frances Gratz, 1771-1852
Blair, Eliza Violet Gist, 1794-1877
Lee, Elizabeth Blair, 1818-1906
Subject
(Geographic):		Cooperstown, NY
Kentucky
Fishkill, NY
Albany, NY
Utica, NY
Trenton, NJ
West Canada Creek
Mohawk River
Canada
New York
Saratoga, NY
Richmond, VA
Elizabethtown, PA
Washington, D.C.
Warrenton, VA
Subject
(Topical):		Travel
Nature
Housing
Literature
Friendship
Health
Medical treatment
Home care
Children
Newspapers and periodicals
Faith
Business
Events
Social event
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Rebecca Gratz and [Sara Gratz Moses Joseph]. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, August 27, 1837. From the original at the American Jewish Historical Society, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011 USA.
Citation
for Transcript:		Rebecca Gratz and [Sara Gratz Moses Joseph] to Maria Gist Gratz, August 27, 1837. RGC0382, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0382.
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