Rebecca Gratz to Maria Fenno Hoffman, August 18, 1812

Rebecca updates her friend Maria on the health and well-being of mutual friends and acquaintances and shares war-related news.

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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:1812-08-18
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Hoffman, Maria Fenno, 1781-1823
Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858
Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884
Myers, Adeline, 1791-1832
%Mrs. Gillaspie
Nicholas, Alice Anna Hoffman, 1790-1840
Verplanck, Mary Elizabeth Fenno, 1787-1817
Hall, John Elihu, 1783-1829
Hanson, Alexander Contee, 1786-1819
Hoffman, Harriet Matilda, 1812-?
Gratz, Sarah (Sally), 1779-1817
Meredith, Gertrude Gouverneur Ogden, 1777-1828
Ogden, Catharine Ann Powell Meredith, 1804-1849
% Mrs. Hawthorn
%Mrs. Henley
Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858
%Mrs. Allen
Subject
(Geographic):		Baltimore, MD
Philadelphia, PA
Subject
(Topical):		Disease
Epidemic
Whooping Cough
Measles
Military and Warfare
War of 1812
Health
Medical treatment
Death
Transportation
Travel
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Fenno Hoffman, Philadelphia, PA, August 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, August 18, 1812. RGC0600, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0600.
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