Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, June 12, [1831]
Rebecca tells her sister-in-law Maria about how she communes with Maria's portrait now that they are apart. She also updates her on the visit of Montgomery Blair, Maria's nephew, and the health, travels, and romantic interests of 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: | [1831]-06-12 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Gratz, Michael Bernard, 1822-1889 Gratz, Henry Howard, 1824-1913 Gratz, Cary Gist, 1829-1861 Gratz, Hyman Cecil, 1826-1866 Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858 Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Blair, Montgomery, 1813-1883 Blair, Francis Preston, 1791-1876 Moses, Simon Gratz, 1813-1897 Moore, Emma Matilda Stockton, 1810-1897 Stockton, William Tennent, 1812-1869 ?Peters, Sarah Robinson, 1785-1850 Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872 Etting, Miriam, 1807-1878 De La Motta, Jacob Canter, 1789-1845 Etting, Reuben, 1762-1848 Etting, Frances Gratz, 1771-1852 Etting, Isabella, 1801-1855 Hays, Henry, 1807-1874 Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891? |
| Subject (Geographic): | Pittsburg, PA Kentucky New York, NY |
| Subject (Topical): | Travel Children Emotion Friendshhip Animals Military and warfare Institution University and school West Point Military Academy (West Point, NY) Music Portraiture Art and culture Health Medical treatment Romance |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, June 12, [1831]. 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, June 12, [1831]. RGC0417, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0417. |
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