Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, May 09, 1841
Rebecca continues to tell her sister-in-law Maria of the activities of Maria's son Howard while he attends school in Philadelphia. She also recommends some books she is reading and the effects of the economic depression on some family and friends.
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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: | 1841-05-09 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Gist, Thomas Nathaniel, 1790-1856 Gratz, Hyman Cecil, 1826-1866 Gratz, Cary Gist, 1829-1861 Gratz, Henry Howard, 1824-1913 Riggs, Mary Keene Boswell, 1829-? %Mr. Wilson %Jane Dudley Moses, Mary Porter Ashe, 1812-1853 Hays, Isaac, 1796-1879 Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891? Nathan, Rebecca Gratz Moses, 1810-1891 Moses, Solomon, 1774-1857 Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858 Marx, Elizabeth Rosa Hays, 1803-1855 Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855 %Mrs. T. Wharton %Frank (Mrs. Wharton's son?) %Sara? %Mrs. Swift Wickliffe, Robert, 1814 or 1815-1850 %Mrs. Dupray %Mrs. Dupray's niece Bancroft, George, 1800-1891 Mackintosh, James, 1765-1832 Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856 Bodley, Sarah Gist Bledsoe, 1808-1881 Lee, Elizabeth Blair, 1818-1906 Etting, Reuben, 1762-1848 ?Etting, Hetty, 1770-1847 ?Etting, Sally, 1776-1863 ?Mickle, Elizabeth Etting, 1772-1860 |
| Subject (Geographic): | Washington, D.C. Bordentown, NJ New York Richmond, VA |
| Subject (Topical): | Travel Children Health Education Friendship Fashion Clothing and dress Death Social scene Weather Crime Dueling Literature History Economy Finances Housing Organization Orphan Society (Philadelphia, PA) |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, May 09, 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, May 09, 1841. RGC0406, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0406. |
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