Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, July 21, 1839
Deeply affected by the death of her estranged brother Simon, Rebecca gives her sister-in-law Maria a detailed account of his last days and expresses hope that the family's relationship with his children can be restored.
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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: | 1839-07-21 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Gratz, Simon, 1773-1839 Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858 Etting, Frances Gratz, 1771-1852 Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857 Gratz, Louisa, 1801-1888 Nathan, Rebecca Gratz Moses, 1810-1891 Moses, Solomon, 1774-1857 Cohen, Miriam Gratz Moses, 1808-1891 Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858 Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856 Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891? Lee, Elizabeth Blair, 1818-1906 Blair, Caroline Buckner, 1810-1844 %child of Caroline Blair Blair, Montgomery, 1813-1883 Bledsoe, Sarah Howard Gist, 1785-1849 Gratz, Henry Howard, 1824-1913 %Allen Family |
| Subject (Geographic): | New York, NY Washington, D.C. Lexington, KY |
| Subject (Topical): | Death Emotion Disease Children Enslaved persons Travel |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, July 21, 1839. 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 21, 1839. RGC0437, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0437. |
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