Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, January 12, [1835]
Writing to her sister-in-law Maria, Rebecca shares her thoughts on a book of correspondences she is reading, updates her on events at the Orphan Asylum, and comments on issues at the Medical School in Philadelphia. She also includes greetings from her servant, John.
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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: | [1835]-01-12 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 More, Hannah, 1745-1833 Cowper, William, 1731-1800 Newton, John, 1725-1807 Hall, Elizabeth, ?-? %Rev. James %Emmeline Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857 Cohen, Rebecca, 1782-1840 Etting, Isabella, 1801-1855 Lee, Elizabeth Blair, 1818-1906 Blair, Francis Preston, 1791-1876 Blair, Montgomery, 1813-1883 Moses, Simon Gratz, 1813-1897 Hays, Isaac, 1796-1879 Dewees, William P. (William Potts), 1768-1841 %Dewees's son Rush, James, 1786-1869 Coxe, John Redman, 1773-1864 Jackson, Samuel, 1787-1872 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 %Mrs. Pintard Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872 Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856 %John |
| Subject (Geographic): | Lexington, KY Pittsburgh, PA Delaware River Schuylkill River Constantinople (Istanbul) Ottoman Empire (Turkey) Europe Asia |
| Subject (Topical): | Literature Religion Health Institution Organization Lexington Orphan Society Orphan Asylum (Philadelphia, PA) Disease Weather Sports Fashion Clothing and dress Education Philadelphia Almshouse and Hospital University and school University of Pennsylvania Medicine Phrenology Arts and Culture Portraiture Domestic servants Travel |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, January 12, [1835]. 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 12, [1835]. RGC0429, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0429. |
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