Rebecca Gratz to Maria Fenno Hoffman, May 15, 1815

Rebecca writes to her friend Maria about the arrival of Joseph Bonaparte, former King of Spain, near Philadelphia and updates her on the health and travels of various family and friends.

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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:1815-05-15
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Hoffman, Maria Fenno, 1781-1823
Hoffman, Josiah Ogden, 1766-1837
Verplanck, Mary Elizabeth Fenno, 1787-1817
Verplanck, Gulian, 1815–1845
%Charles and Maria
%Maria's sister
%mother & Mrs. M.
Paulding, James Kirke, 1778-1860
Markoe, Mehitabel Cox, 1786-1863
Irving, Washington, 1783-1859
Joseph Bonaparte, King of Spain, 1768-1844
Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858
Gratz, Sarah (Sally), 1779-1817
Nicholas, Alice Anna Hoffman, 1790-1840
Moses, Rachel Gratz, 1782-1823
Prevost, Catherine Clifton, 1780-1815
Prevost, Andrew M., 1780-1850
Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884
%Hannah & Sally
%Sally's husband
O’Beirne, Rebecca Hamilton, 1783-1842
O’Beirne, Francis Lewis, 1787-1830?
O’Beirne, Thomas Ormsby, ca. 1810-1838
O’Beirne, James Hamilton, 1813-?
Subject
(Geographic):		Niagara Falls
Washington, DC
Subject
(Topical):		Friendship
Health
Maternal health
Home care
Children
Child rearing
Travel
Events
Life event
Birth
Current event
Social scene
Death
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Fenno Hoffman, Philadelphia, PA, May 15, 1815. 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 15, 1815. RGC0608, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0608.
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