Rebecca Gratz and Hyman Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz and Benjamin Gratz, 26, [1835

Rebecca tells her sister-in-law about the latest publications of Washington Irving, Harriet Martineau, and Fanny Kemble. She also updates her on the health and travels of family and friends.

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Title:Rebecca Gratz and Hyman Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz and Benjamin Gratz
Author:Rebecca Gratz and Hyman Gratz
Recipient:Maria Gist Gratz and Benjamin Gratz
Origin:Philadelphia, PA
Destination:Lexington, KY
Date:[1835-03 or 04]-26
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841
Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850
Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884
Hoffman, Julia, 1810-1861
Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857
Blair, Eliza Violet Gist, 1794-1877
Blair, Francis Preston, 1791-1876
Blair, Montgomery, 1813-1883
Hays, Sarah (Sally) Ann Minis, 1811-1884
Hays, Isaac, 1796-1879
Hays, Joseph Gratz, 1835-1890
Irving, Washington, 1783-1859
Martineau, Harriet, 1802-1876
Sedgwick, Catharine Maria, 1789-1867
%Sedgwick Brother
Douglas, James, 1753-1819
Kemble, Fanny, 1809-1893
Lee, Elizabeth Blair, 1818-1906
Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891?
Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856
Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857
Subject
(Geographic):		Philadelphia, PA
Washington, DC
Lexington, KY
Europe
Subject
(Topical):		Economy
Housing
Travel
Health
Medical treatment
Events
Life event
Birth
Children
Literature
Education
Science
Nature
Business
Finance
Institution
University and school
West Point Military Academy (West Point, NY)
Newspapers and periodicals
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Rebecca Gratz and Hyman Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz and Benjamin Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, 26, [1835. From the original at the American Jewish Historical Society, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011 USA.
Citation
for Transcript:		Rebecca Gratz and Hyman Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz and Benjamin Gratz, 26, [1835. RGC0445, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0445.
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