Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, February 22, 1841
Rebecca tells her sister-in-law Maria of the education and health of Maria's son Howard, who is attending school in Philadelphia, and comments on the financial crisis in the country affecting family and friends as well as the Orphan Society.
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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: | 1841-02-22 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Gratz, Henry Howard, 1824-1913 Etting, Frances Gratz, 1771-1852 Etting, Edward Johnson, 1803-1862 Etting, Henry, 1799-1876 Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891? Lee, Elizabeth Blair, 1818-1906 Blair, Eliza Violet Gist, 1794-1877 Gratz, Hyman Cecil, 1826-1866 Moses, Horace, 1820-1893 Gratz, Michael Bernard, 1822-1889 Gratz, Cary Gist, 1829-1861 Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858 Riggs, Mary Keene Boswell, 1829-? Murat, Caroline Georgina Fraser, 1810-1879 Murat, Anna, 1841-1924 Fraser, Jane, 1786-? Etting, Philippa Minis, 1818-1881 Hays, Sarah (Sally) Ann Minis, 1811-1884 Hays, Theodore, 1840-1840 Mitchell, Mary Rebecca Combs, ca. 1826-? Combs, Leslie, 1793-1881 Ingraham, Elizabeth Mary Meade, 1805-1872 Ingraham, Alfred, 1802-1887 Ingraham, Francis, 1754-1848 Williams, Julia Rush, 1792-1860 %Mrs. J. Biddle Alexander, Myra Madison, 1803-1886 |
| Subject (Geographic): | Charleston, SC Savannah, GA New Orleans, LA Lake Erie Washington, D.C. Louisville, KY Kentucky |
| Subject (Topical): | Holiday Cultural holiday New Year Religious holiday Christmas Health Maternal health Education Marriage Travel Legal affairs Finance Climate Politics Children Economy Newspapers and periodicals Friendship Housing Domestic servants Death Childhood mortality Business Organization Lexington Orphan Society Orphan Society (Philadelphia, PA) |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, February 22, 1841. 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, February 22, 1841. RGC0405, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0405. |
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