Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, January 27, [1821]
Writing to her sister-in-law Maria, Rebecca tells her of meeting Francis Preston Blair, Maria's brother-in-law, for the first time and of Edmund Kean's performances. She also implores Maria to send her brother Hyman home.
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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: | [1821]-01-27 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Blair, Francis Preston, 1791-1876 Kean, Edmund, 1787-1833 Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858 Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856 Blair, Eliza Violet Gist, 1794-1877 Boswell, Judith Bell Gist, 1788-1837 Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855 Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857 Gratz, Simon, 1773-1839 Etting, Frances Gratz, 1771-1852 Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858 Scott, Judith Cary Bell Gist, 1750-1833 %Miss Lee |
| Subject (Geographic): | Harrisburg, PA Baltimore, MD Philadelphia, PA Washington, D.C. Kentucky Lexington, KY |
| Subject (Topical): | Travel Friendship Theatre Weather Institution Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf and Dumb (Philadelphia, PA) Finance Health Children |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, January 27, [1821]. 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 27, [1821]. RGC0424, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0424. |
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