Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, August 10, 1841
Writing to her sister-in-law Maria from Saratoga Springs, Rebecca critiques the social scene there and tells of the secret marriage of a young girl to a bishop's son, whose father officiated the ceremony.
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| Title: | Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz |
| Author: | Rebecca Gratz |
| Recipient: | Maria Gist Gratz |
| Origin: | Saratoga Springs, NY |
| Destination: | Lexington, KY |
| Date: | 1841-08-10 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Nathan, Rebecca Gratz Moses, 1810-1891 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858 Sedgwick, Elizabeth Dana Ellery, 1799-1862 Sedgwick, Robert, 1787-1841 Sedgwick, Catharine Maria, 1789-1867 Davidson, Margaret Miller, 1887-1844 Davidson, Lucretia Maria, 1808-1825 Davidson, Margaret Miller, 1823-1838 Davidson, Levi Platt, 1816-1842 Irving, Washington, 1783-1859 Davidson, Oliver, 1779-1847 Meredith, Catherine Keppele, 1801-1853 Gratz, Henry Howard, 1824-1913 Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858 Riggs, Mary Keene Boswell, 1829-? Onkerdonk, Henry Moscrop, 1818-1885 Onkerdonk, Benjamin Tredwell, 1791-1861 Onkerdonk, Justine Bibby, 1825-1849 Bibby, Gouverneur Samuel, ca. 1790-1849 Bibby, Justine Van den Heuvel, 1797-1858 %Justine Bibby Onkerdonk's Aunt Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891? |
| Subject (Geographic): | New York Europe |
| Subject (Topical): | Health Home care Travel Social scene Social conventions Literature Death Marriage Religion Christianity Housing Events Life event Wedding |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Saratoga Springs, NY, August 10, 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, August 10, 1841. RGC0409, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0409. |
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