Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, May 10, [1820]
Rebecca writes to her sister-in-law Maria commenting on the literary pretentions of acquaintances and continues to reflect on Rebecca in Sir Walter Scott's novel Ivanhoe.
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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: | [1820]-05-10 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Moses, Rachel Gratz, 1782-1823 Caldwell, Charles, 1772-1853 Caldwell, Eliza Leaming, 1780-1834 Morrison, James, 1755-1823 %Miss Hunt Carter, Bernard M. (Bernard Moore), 1780-1842 Carter, Lucy Grymes Lee, 1786-1860 Lee, Henry, 1756-1818 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Scott, Walter, 1771-1832 Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858 Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856 Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857 Cohen, Rachel, 1783-1850 |
| Subject (Geographic): | Virginia Kentucky |
| Subject (Topical): | Health Maternal health Literature Institution University and school Transylvania University Marriage Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf and Dumb (Philadelphia, PA) Travel Climate Weather Social scene |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, May 10, [1820]. 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 10, [1820]. RGC0416, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0416. |
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