Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, July 06, [1830]
Rebecca expresses her disappointment to her sister-in-law Maria that her son, Ben, is not coming for a visit. She also details the mental health treatment of her nephew, Gratz Etting, and discusses the political implications of a local execution.
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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: | [1830]-07-06 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 %Mr. Winter Gratz, Benjamin, 1821-1830 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858 Paulding, James Kirke, 1778-1860 Etting, Frances Gratz, 1771-1852 Etting, Benjamin, 1798-1875 Etting, Isabella, 1801-1855 Etting, Elijah Gratz, 1795-1849 Etting, Reuben, 1762-1848 ?Harris, Thomas, 1784-1861 Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855 Etting, Josephine, 1830-1914 Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858 Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856 Eaton, Margaret (Peggy) O'Neill Timberlake, 1799-1879 ?Barry, Catherine Armsted Mason Hickey, 1793-1873 Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 Porter, James, 1800-1830 Wilson, George, ?-? Brown, John, 1757-1837 %John Brown's sister-in-law Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857 Mordecai, Sara Anne Hays, 1805-1894 %Mr. Graham %Sara's friend Moses, Horace, 1820-1893 %Horace Moses's Irish school master Sedgwick, Catharine Maria, 1789-1867 |
| Subject (Geographic): | Virginia Richmond, VA Pine Grove, PA West Point, NY Philadelphia, PA New York, NY Hudson River Catskill, NY Baltimore, MD |
| Subject (Topical): | Emotion Travel Health Medical treatment Mental health Children Social scene Transportation Business Finance Politics Crime Robbery Death Execution Courtship Holiday Public holiday Fourth of July Education Literature |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, July 06, [1830]. 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, July 06, [1830]. RGC0435, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0435. |
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