Rebecca Gratz to Maria Fenno Hoffman, February 18, 1812
Worried about her brothers, Rebecca muses to her friend Maria about the physical and financial dangers for merchants, describes the social scene in Philadelphia and relates news of illness and death among acquaintances.
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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: | 1812-02-18 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Hoffman, Maria Fenno, 1781-1823 Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858 Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856 Hoffman, Josiah Ogden, 1766-1837 Blodget, William, ?-1812 %Charles %Maria, his wife Verplanck, Mary Elizabeth Fenno, 1787-1817 Moylan, Stephen, 1737-1811 Ogden, Isabella W., 1787-1820 Meredith, Gertrude Gouverneur Ogden, 1777-1828 Hopkinson, Emily Mifflin, 1770-1850 Nicholas, Alice Anna Hoffman, 1790-1840 Dennie, Joseph, 1768-1812 Verplanck, Gulian C. (Gulian Crommelin), 1786-1870 Rodman, Harriet Fenno, 1782-1808 Myers-Cohen, Beliah (Belle) Simon, 1755-1833 ?Ogden, Mary Hammond Seton, 1799-1855 |
| Subject (Geographic): | Mississippi River New Orleans, LA St. Petersburg, Russia Russia Europe South Carolina Richmond, VA |
| Subject (Topical): | Travel Business Trade Death Childhood mortality Social scene Theater Events Social event Portraiture Health |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Fenno Hoffman, Philadelphia, PA, February 18, 1812. 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, February 18, 1812. RGC0597, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0597. |
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