Rebecca Gratz and Sara Gratz Moses Joseph to Maria Gist Gratz, December 16, [1839]
Rebecca tells her sister-in-law Maria of her first meeting with her nephew's newborn son, Gratz Moses, alludes to disruptions at the first national Whig convention, and suggests to discuss passages of scripture together. Her niece Sara adds a note with regards to Maria and her family.
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| Title: | Rebecca Gratz and Sara Gratz Moses Joseph to Maria Gist Gratz |
| Author: | Rebecca Gratz and Sara Gratz Moses Joseph |
| Recipient: | Maria Gist Gratz |
| Origin: | Philadelphia, PA |
| Destination: | Lexington, KY |
| Date: | [1839]-12-16 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891? Moses, Simon Gratz, 1813-1897 Moses, Gratz Ashe, 1839-1901 Moses, Rachel Gratz, 1782-1823 Moses, Mary Porter Ashe, 1812-1853 Ashe, Elizabeth Haywood Shepperd, 1772-1854 Nathan, Rebecca Gratz Moses, 1810-1891 Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891? Hoffman, Julia, 1810-1861 Hemans, Felicia Dorothea Browne, 1793-1835 Dennie, Joseph, 1768-1812 Furness, William Henry, 1802-1896 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Wharton, Thomas Isaac, 1791-1856 Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858 Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855 Mordecai, Sara Anne Hays, 1805-1894 Ogden, Miriam Gratz Meredith, 1808-1866 Ogden, Duncan C. (Duncan Campbell), 1813-1859 Meredith, Gertrude Euphemia, 1797-1840 Meredith, Gertrude Gouverneur Ogden, 1777-1828 Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857 Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 |
| Subject (Geographic): | Bordentown, NJ South Carolina Harrisburg, PA Washington, D.C. Kentucky |
| Subject (Topical): | Travel Children Holiday Cultural holiday New Years Religion Organization Philadelphia Hebrew Sunday School Society Education Religious education School and university Literature Politics Military and warfare Events Current event Newspapers and periodicals Health Housing Nature Transportation |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz and Sara Gratz Moses Joseph. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, December 16, [1839]. From the original at the American Jewish Historical Society, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011 USA. |
| Citation for Transcript: | Rebecca Gratz and Sara Gratz Moses Joseph to Maria Gist Gratz, December 16, [1839]. RGC0422, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0422. |
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