Rebecca Gratz to Anna Maria Boswell Shelby Gratz, [1846-Spring]

Rebecca praises her sister-in-law Ann for her active and productive life, shares news of friends and family and discusses the works of several writers.

PDF File - Scan of Original Letter:
Title:Rebecca Gratz to Anna Maria Boswell Shelby Gratz
Author:Rebecca Gratz
Recipient:Anna Maria Boswell Shelby Gratz
Origin:[Philadelphia, PA]
Destination:[Lexington, KY]
Date:[1846-Spring]
Language:English
Description:Letter
Subject
(Personal Name):
Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Gratz, Anna Maria Boswell Shelby, 1808-1882
Gratz, Mason Brown, 1845-1846
Crosby, Miriam Gratz, 1844-1878
Shelby, Joseph Orville, 1830-1897
?Bodley, Charles Scott Todd, 1823-1869
Moses, Horace, 1820-1893
Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841
Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891?
Welby, Amelia B. Coppuck, 1819-1852
Paulding, James Kirke, 1778-1860
Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649
Martineau, Harriet, 1802-1876
Gratz, Michael Bernard, 1822-1889
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Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858
Mordecai, Laura, 1837-1927
Riggs, Mary Keene Boswell, 1829-?
Gratz, Hyman Cecil, 1826-1866
Dudley, Benjamin Winslow, 1785-1870
Son of Benjamin W. Dudley
Kemble, Fanny, 1809-1893
Hoffman, Julia, 1810-1861
Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884
Etting, Reuben, 1762-1848
Subject
(Geographic):
Lexington, KY
Kentucky
West Chester, PA
Schuylkill River
Wissahickon Creek
Subject
(Topical):
Health
Literature
Institution
?Sunday School (Lexington, KY)
Organziation
Lexington Orphan Society
Children
Education
Domestic Life
The Diary of Mrs. Willoughby
Letters on Mesmerism
Agriculture
Marriage
Child rearing
Travel
Nature
Weather
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:
Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Anna Maria Boswell Shelby Gratz, [Philadelphia, PA], [1846-Spring]. From the original at the American Jewish Historical Society, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011 USA.
Citation
for Transcript:
Rebecca Gratz to Anna Maria Boswell Shelby Gratz, [1846-Spring]. RGC0552, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0552.
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