Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, May 25, 1838
Rebecca writes to her sister-in-law Maria about the marvels of contemporary dentistry, tells her about a friend who met Sir Walter Scott in Europe, and updates her on the health and travels of family and friends. She also suggests a trip to see the coronation of Queen Victoria.
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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: | 1838-05-25 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858 Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855 Etting, Samuel, 1796-1862 Bledsoe, Sarah Howard Gist, 1785-1849 Bodley, Sarah Gist Bledsoe, 1808-1881 ?Cohen, Joseph Simon, 1791-1858 Victoria, Queen of Great Britian, 1819-1901 Scott, Walter, 1771-1832 %Miss Bridger ?Peters, Sarah Robinson, 1785-1850 %Anna Bridger Philips, Sophia Lloyd, 1787-1874 Philips, Sophia Latiha, 1823-1837 Livermore, Harriet, 1788-1868 Myers, Louisa Marx, 1795-1845 Marx, Richea Myers, 1769-1837 Etting, Harriet Marx, 1802-1880 Etting, Frank M. (Frank Marx), 1833-1890 Marx, Joseph, 1772-1840 Hays, Isaac, 1796-1879 Hays, Sarah (Sally) Ann Minis, 1811-1884 Nathan, Rebecca Gratz Moses, 1810-1891 Cohen, Miriam Gratz Moses, 1808-1891 Cohen, Solomon, 1802-1875 Short, Mary Henry Churchill, 1794-1870 Gratz, Hyman Cecil, 1826-1866 Blair, Francis Preston, 1791-1876 Lee, Elizabeth Blair, 1818-1906 Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891? Hays, Samuel, 1764-1838 Paulding, Gertrude Kemble, 1781-1841 Blair, Eliza Violet Gist, 1794-1877 Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856 Gratz, Michael, 1740-1811 Moses, Simon Gratz, 1813-1897 Moses, Mary Porter Ashe, 1812-1853 |
| Subject (Geographic): | Albany, NY Switzerland Italy France Naples, Italy Europe Alabama Georgetown, SC Lexington, KY Washington, D.C. Clarksburg, WV Jerusalem, Palestine |
| Subject (Topical): | Organization Orphan Asylum (Philadelphia, PA) Travel Health Home care Dentistry Transportation Politics Literature Friendship Social scene Death Childhood mortality Faith Housing Institution University and school Transylvania University |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, May 25, 1838. 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, May 25, 1838. RGC0388, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0388. |
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