Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, August 22, [1831]
Rebecca updates her sister-in-law Maria on family and friends, comments on the Kentucky senatorial election, and expresses her distaste for politics. Hyman then shows his disappointment over the loss of Henry Clay to Andrew Jackson.
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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: | [1831-08-22] |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857 Barry, Catherine Armsted Mason Hickey, 1793-1873 Barry, William Taylor, 1784-1835 Blair, Eliza Violet Gist, 1794-1877 Blair, Francis Preston, 1791-1876 Etting, Henry, 1799-1876 %Stockton Murat, Caroline Georgina Fraser, 1810-1879 Murat, Lucien, 1803-1878 Nathan, Rebecca Gratz Moses, 1810-1891 Fraser, Jane, 1786-? Beasley, Frederic, 1777-1845 Joseph Bonaparte, King of Spain, 1768-1844 %Madame S De La Motta, Jacob Canter, 1789-1845 Etting, Reuben, 1762-1848 Etting, Miriam, 1807-1878 Myers-Cohen, Beliah (Belle) Simon, 1755-1833 Cohen, Miriam Gratz Moses, 1808-1891 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Gratz, Hyman Cecil, 1826-1866 %Dr. Black Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891? Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856 Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857 |
| Subject (Geographic): | Lexington, KY Trenton, NJ New York, NY Delaware River Harrisburg, PA Lebanon, PA Canton (Guangzhou), China Asia Kentucky Black River |
| Subject (Topical): | Weather Portraiture Military and Warfare Marriage Travel Health Mental health Children Business Politics Newspapers and periodicals Events Life event Wedding |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, [Philadelphia, PA], August 22], [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, August 22], [1831. RGC0419, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0419. |
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