Rebecca Gratz and Sara Gratz Moses Joseph to Maria Gist Gratz, August 27, 1840

Rebecca shares with her sister-in-law Maria her thoughts on Moses Samuel's translation of the Book of Jasher and how the Jewish community in Philadelphia plans to aid the imprisoned Syrian Jews during the Damascus affair.

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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:1840-08-27
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841
Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891?
Samuel, Moses, 1795-1860
Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857
Ducachet, Henry William, 1797-1865
Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856
Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858
Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855
Marx, Joseph, 1772/3-1840
?Myers, Louisa Marx, 1795-1849
?Marx, Emma, ?-1859
Etting, Harriet Marx, 1802-1880
Etting, Frances Marx, 1812-1841
Cohen, Miriam Gratz Moses, 1808-1891
Nathan, Rebecca Gratz Moses, 1810-1891
%Lady M
Blair, Francis Preston, 1791-1876
Blair, Eliza Violet Gist, 1794-1877
Lee, Elizabeth Blair, 1818-1906
Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884
Gratz, Cary Gist, 1829-1861
Moses, Horace, 1820-1893
Abercrombie, Maria, 1790-1873
Vertner, Elizabeth Abercrombie, 1787-1871
Riggs, Mary Keene Boswell, 1829-?
Subject
(Geographic):		Damascus, Syria
Asia
Europe
Bellefonte, PA
Norfolk, VA
?Wheeling, WV
Boston, MA
Subject
(Topical):		Nature
Friendship
Travel
Religon
Christianity
Judaism
Literature
Crime
Antisemitism
Humanitarian activities
Politics
Business
Finances
Death
Health
Events
Life event
Birthday
Technology
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, 1840. 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, 1840. RGC0402, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0402.
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