Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, July 16, 1841
Rebecca writes to her sister-in-law Maria of the precarious health of her nieces Becky and Sara after giving birth and of a difficult child the Orphan Society is trying to take in.
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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: | 1841-07-16 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858 Nathan, Rebecca Gratz Moses, 1810-1891 Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891? Riggs, Mary Keene Boswell, 1829-? Murat, Caroline Georgina Fraser, 1810-1879 Gratz, Henry Howard, 1824-1913 Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856 %Mr. Wilson Hays, Sarah (Sally) Ann Minis, 1811-1884 Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858 Etting, Frances Marx, 1812-1841 Etting, Samuel Marx, 1839-1888 |
| Subject (Geographic): | South Carolina |
| Subject (Topical): | Health Maternal health Travel Education Fashion Clothing and dress Furniture Organization Orphan Asylum (Philadelphia, PA) Children |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, July 16, 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, July 16, 1841. RGC0407, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0407. |
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