Rebecca Gratz to Maria Fenno Hoffman, May 02, 1808

Rebecca asks her friend Maria about her move and the measles outbreak and expresses her concern about Maria's step-daughter's acquaintance with a well-known actor.

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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:1808-05-02
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Hoffman, Maria Fenno, 1781-1823
Rodman, Harriet Fenno, 1782-1808
Moses, Rachel Gratz, 1782-1823
Kuhn, Adam, 1741-1817
Hoffman, George Edward, 1808-1884
Ogden, Euphemia Morris, 1754-1818
Ogden, Samuel, 1746-1810
Nicholas, Alice Anna Hoffman, 1790-1840
Cooper, Thomas Abthorpe, 1776-1849
Hopkinson, Emily Mifflin, 1770-1850
Subject
(Geographic):		Albany, NY
New York, NY
Subject
(Topical):		Health
Disease
Epidemic
Measles
Smallpox
Climate
Travel
Children
Infancy
Child rearing
Maternal health
Theater
Social scene
Romance
Death
Childhood mortality
Medical treatment
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Fenno Hoffman, Philadelphia, PA, May 02, 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, May 02, 1808. RGC0584, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0584.
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