Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, April 25, 1839
Rebecca expresses her sorrow to her sister-in-law Maria that her dying brother Simon does not want to see her and the family. She also updates her on the health and travels of family and friends and the literature she is reading.
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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: | 1839-04-25 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857 Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858 Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856 Moses, Horace, 1820-1893 Cowper, William, 1731-1800 Moses, Simon Gratz, 1813-1897 Moses, Mary Porter Ashe, 1812-1853 unnamed 1st son, 1838-1839, of Moses, Simon Gratz Moses, Solomon, 1774-1857 Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891? Nathan, Rebecca Gratz Moses, 1810-1891 Prescott, William Hickling, 1796-1859 Ferdinand V, King of Spain, 1452-1516 Isabella I, Queen of Spain, 1451-1504 Hoffman, Julia, 1810-1861 Hays, Sarah (Sally) Ann Minis, 1811-1884 Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855 Gratz, Simon, 1807-1865 Etting, Benjamin, 1798-1875 Bush, James Miles, 1808-1875 Peter, Robert, 1805-1894 Alexander, Myra Madison, 1803-1886 ?Blair, Appoline Agatha Alexander, 1828-1908 Hays, Isaac, 1796-1879 Etting, Henry, 1799-1876 Cohen, Miriam Gratz Moses, 1808-1891 Cohen, Solomon, 1802-1875 %Mrs. Hunter *America *Mr. Hawkins |
| Subject (Topical): | Domestic life Travel Climate Nature Faith Children Literature History The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic Health Emotion Transportation Fashion Clothing and dress Domestic servants Enslaved persons |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, April 25, 1839. 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, April 25, 1839. RGC0393, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0393. |
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