Rebecca Gratz to Maria Fenno Hoffman, October 28, 1812

In writing to her friend Maria, Rebecca muses about the difference in the social and romantic life in Maria's family compared to her own and her single brothers.

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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:1812-10-28
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Hoffman, Maria Fenno, 1781-1823
Irving, Washington, 1783-1859
Verplanck, Mary Elizabeth Fenno, 1787-1817
Verplanck, Gulian C. (Gulian Crommelin), 1786-1870
Fenno, George, 1786-1829
Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857
Ogden, Isabella W., 1787-1820
Hoffman, Josiah Ogden, 1766-1837
Nicholas, Alice Anna Hoffman, 1790-1840
Rhinelander, Mary Colden Hoffman, 1796-1818
Moses, Rachel Gratz, 1782-1823
Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858
% Mrs. Horne
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813
% Mr. Horne
% Horne son
Gratz, Sarah (Sally), 1779-1817
%the Miss Etting
?Hays, Rebecca Judah, 1727-1817
Subject
(Geographic):		Philadelphia, PA
Baltimore, MD
West Indies
Subject
(Topical):		Travel
Friendship
Children
Marriage
Health
Maternal health
Nurse
Events
Social event
Disease
Tuberculosis
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Fenno Hoffman, [Philadelphia, PA], October 28, 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, October 28, 1812. RGC0601, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0601.
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