Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, January 07, [1837]
After six weeks of silence, Rebecca urges her sister-in-law Maria to write. She also expands on her sense of loss after her niece Miriam got married and critiques the actions of trade unions.
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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: | [1837]-01-07 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Cohen, Miriam Gratz Moses, 1808-1891 Cohen, Solomon, 1802-1875 Nathan, Rebecca Gratz Moses, 1810-1891 Moses, Solomon, 1774-1857 Moses, Horace, 1820-1893 Moses, Simon Gratz, 1813-1897 Hays, Sarah (Sally) Ann Minis, 1811-1884 Etting, Samuel, 1796-1862 Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855 ?Etting, Josephine, 1830-1914 Hunt, Charlton, 1801-1836 Hunt, Rebecca Tilton Warfield, 1806-1867 Etting, Reuben, 1762-1848 Etting, Isabella, 1801-1855 Marx, Elizabeth Rosa Hays, 1803-1855 Mordecai, Sara Anne Hays, 1805-1894 Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858 Irving, Washington, 1783-1859 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Gratz, Cary Gist, 1829-1861 Gratz, Hyman Cecil, 1826-1866 Gratz, Michael Bernard, 1822-1889 Gratz, Henry Howard, 1824-1913 ?Johnson, Richard Mentor, 1780-1850 Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857 Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891 Blair, Montgomery, 1813-1883 Blair, Caroline Buckner, 1810-1844 *Matilda |
| Subject (Geographic): | Georgetown, SC Kentucky New York |
| Subject (Topical): | Marriage Travel Health Disease Whooping Cough Children Child rearing Education Institution Orphan Asylum (Philadelphia, PA) Labor Labor Unions Literature Astoria Emotion Holiday Religious holiday Christmas Social scene Enslaved people Fashion Clothing and dress Death |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, January 07, [1837]. 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, January 07, [1837]. RGC0410, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0410. |
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