Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, December 31, 1837
After her brother Ben's visit to Philadelphia, Rebecca thanks her sister-in-law Maria for parting with him. She also updates her on the Orphan Asylum, health of family and friends, and the upcoming marriage of her nephew Simon Gratz Moses to Mary Porter Ashe.
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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: | 1837-12-31 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Hall, Elizabeth, ?-? Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858 Cohen, Miriam Gratz Moses, 1808-1891 Hays, Sarah (Sally) Ann Minis, 1811-1884 Minis, Isaac, 1780-1856 Minis, Divina Cohen, 1787-1874 Hays, Isaac, 1796-1879 Nathan, Rebecca Gratz Moses, 1810-1891 Gratz, Henry Howard, 1824-1913 Gratz, Michael Bernard, 1822-1889 Gratz, Cary Gist, 1829-1861 Gratz, Hyman Cecil, 1826-1866 ?Short, William, 1759-1849 Riggs, Mary Keene Boswell, 1829-? Mordecai, Sara Anne Hays, 1805-1894 Mordecai, Laura, 1837-1927 Moses, Simon Gratz, 1813-1897 Moses, Mary Porter Ashe, 1812-1853 Boswell, Judith Bell Gist, 1788-1837 Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Bledsoe, Sarah Howard Gist, 1785-1849 Bodley, Sarah Gist Bledsoe, 1808-1881 Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891? Furness, William Henry, 1802-1896 Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881 |
| Subject (Geographic): | Lexington, KY Georgetown, SC New York Kentucky |
| Subject (Topical): | Institution Orphan Asylum (Philadelphia, PA) Health Disease Epidemic Measles Children Travel Nature Climate Domestic servants Education Marriage Literature |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, December 31, 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, December 31, 1837. RGC0385, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0385. |
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