Rebecca Gratz to Maria Fenno Hoffman, April 04, 1808
Rebecca sends her friend Maria wishes for her sister Harriet's continued recovery and relates advice on nursing and news of scandals in New Orleans and Philadelphia.
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| Title: | Rebecca Gratz to Maria Fenno Hoffman |
| Author: | Rebecca Gratz |
| Recipient: | Maria Fenno Hoffman |
| Origin: | [Philadelphia, PA] |
| Destination: | New York, NY |
| Date: | 1808-04-04 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Hoffman, Maria Fenno, 1781-1823 Rodman, Harriet Fenno, 1782-1808 Rodman, John, 1775-1847 %Mrs. Tilghman Hoffman, George Edward, 1808-1884 *Caty Jones, Philip Livingston, ?-1810 Moses, Rachel Gratz, 1782-1823 Irving, Washington, 1783-1859 Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872 Gratz, Michael, 1740-1811 Vertner, Elizabeth Abercrombie, 1787-1871 Abercrombie, Ann, 1888-1807 MacTavish, Emily Caton, 1793-1867 %Mrs. John Craige |
| Subject (Geographic): | New York, NY New Orleans, LA Philadelphia, PA Baltimore, MD Albany, NY |
| Subject (Topical): | Climate Death Travel Children Infancy Child rearing Crime Dueling Courtship Social scene Portraiture |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Fenno Hoffman, [Philadelphia, PA], April 04, 1808. 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 Fenno Hoffman, April 04, 1808. RGC0583, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0583. |
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