Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, November 24, [1833]

Rebecca updates her sister-in-law Maria about the family's recovery from varioloid. While discussing Isaac Leeser's latest publication and relating a Jewish acquaintance's efforts to strengthen the Jewish faith, she expresses her belief that God accepts all faiths.

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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:[1833]-11-24
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841
?Preston, Margaret Howard Wickliffe, 1819-1898
Hays, Sarah (Sally) Ann Minis, 1811-1884
Cohen, Miriam Gratz Moses, 1808-1891
Nathan, Rebecca Gratz Moses, 1810-1891
Etting, Edward Johnson, 1803-1862
Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891?
Sigoigne, Anne-Marie-Aimée Condemine, 1770-1851
Lee, Elizabeth Blair, 1818-1906
Sigoigne, Adele, ?-1857
Leeser, Isaac, 1806-1868
%Mr. Levy
Etting, Frances Gratz, 1771-1852
Etting, Isabella, 1801-1855
Etting, Elijah Gratz, 1795-1849
Gratz, Cary Gist, 1829-1861
Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884
Biddle, Julia Williams Rush, 1832-1898
Alexander, Myra Madison, 1803-1886
Alexander, Andrew J., 1796-1833
?Peters, Sarah Robinson, 1785-1850
?Gordon, Emily Chapman, 1810-?
Hays, Isaac, 1796-1879
Subject
(Topical):		Health
Disease
Epidemic
Small pox
Cholera
Travel
Friendship
Religion
Faith
Literature
Judaism
Christianity
Marriage
The Jews and the Mosaic Law
Events
Life event
Wedding
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, November 24, [1833]. 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, November 24, [1833]. RGC0441, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0441.
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