Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, November 05, 1837
Writing to her sister-in-law Maria, Rebecca shares her thoughts on Sukkot, reminisces about her grandfather, and discusses the character and sermons of two Christian religious leaders. She also tells of her niece's perilous sea journey through hurricane "Racer's Storm."
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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: | 1837-11-05 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Simon, Joseph, 1712-1804 Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856 Etting, Henry, 1799-1876 Cohen, Miriam Gratz Moses, 1808-1891 Cohen, Solomon, 1802-1875 Smith, Benjamin Bosworth, 1794-1884 Wolff, Joseph, 1795-1862 Leeser, Isaac, 1806-1868 Bulwer Lytton, Edward, Baron Lytton, 1803-1873 Dick, Thomas, 1774-1857 Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881 Martineau, Harriet, 1802-1876 Furness, William Henry, 1802-1896 Hays, Isaac, 1796-1879 Bodley, Thomas Breckenridge, 1833-1837 Bodley, Sarah Gist Bledsoe, 1808-1881 Bledsoe, Sarah Howard Gist, 1785-1849 Blair, Eliza Violet Gist, 1794-1877 Lee, Elizabeth Blair, 1818-1906 Blair, James Lawrence, 1819-1853 Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862 Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 Blair, Francis Preston, 1791-1876 Hoffman, Julia, 1810-1861 Verplanck, William Samuel, 1812–1885 Hays, Sarah (Sally) Ann Minis, 1811-1884 Mordecai, Sara Anne Hays, 1805-1894 Etting, Harriet Marx, 1802-1880 Etting, Henry, 1799-1876 Etting, Frances Gratz, 1771-1852 Nathan, Rebecca Gratz Moses, 1810-1891 Nathan, Jonathan, 1811-1863 Lyons, Grace Nathan, 1809-1887 Alexander, Myra Madison, 1803-1886 Biddle, Christine Williams, 1780-1861 ?Peters, Sarah Robinson, 1785-1850 %Miss Peters cousin Cohen Family Gratz, Michael Bernard, 1822-1889 Gratz, Henry Howard, 1824-1913 |
| Subject (Geographic): | Lancaster, PA Palestine Washington, D.C. Savannah, GA |
| Subject (Topical): | Health Travel Food Holiday Religious Holiday Sukkot Faith Religion Death Housing Children Nature Weather Transportation Christianity Literature Athens Sartor Resartus The Philosophy of a Future State King Lear Death Childhood mortality Politics Events Social event |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, November 05, 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, November 05, 1837. RGC0384, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0384. |
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