Rebecca Gratz to Maria Fenno Hoffman, December 15, 1815

Rebecca offers her friend Maria medical advice, updates her on Maria's sister's travels, and discusses the rewards and joys of raising and teaching children.

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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:1815-12-15
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Hoffman, Maria Fenno, 1781-1823
?Post, Wright, 1766-1828
Chapman, Nathaniel, 1780-1853
% Mrs. Horne
Verplanck, Mary Elizabeth Fenno, 1787-1817
% Mrs. Hollingshead
% Mrs. Winthrope
Hoffman, Josiah Ogden, 1766-1837
Ogden, Isabella W., 1787-1820
Moses, Rachel Gratz, 1782-1823
Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858
Mordecai, Sara Anne Hays, 1805-1894
Hoffman, Julia, 1810-1861
Hoffman, George Edward, 1808-1884
Nicholas, Alice Anna Hoffman, 1790-1840
Nicholas, Charles Jenkins, 1782-1835
Nicholas, Mary Jenkins, 1752-1818
Nicholas, Mary Jenkins,1787-1849
Nicholas, Maria Redman, 1785?-1869
Fenno, James Bowdoin, 1794-1824
Fenno, Edward, 1796-1823
Hoffman, Laura Maria, 1815-1816
Subject
(Geographic):		Delaware
Cape Hatteras, NC
New York, NY
Philadelphia, PA
Savannah, GA
Subject
(Topical):		Health
Medical treatment
Maternal health
Nurse
Travel
Transportation
Housing
Children
Education
Business
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Fenno Hoffman, Philadelphia, PA, December 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, December 15, 1815. RGC0610, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0610.
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