Rebecca Gratz to Maria Fenno Hoffman, February 02, 1817

Rebecca writes to her friend Maria, expressing sympathies after Charles, Maria's son, lost his leg. She also shares news of family members' health issues and Philadelphia's social scene.

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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:1817-02-02
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Hoffman, Maria Fenno, 1781-1823
Hoffman, Josiah Ogden, 1766-1837
Hare, Charles Willing, 1778-1827
Ogden, David Bayard, 1775-1849
Hoffman, Charles Fenno, 1806-1884
Gratz, Sarah (Sally), 1779-1817
Chapman, Nathaniel, 1780-1853
Etting, Gratz, 1795-1849
Nicholas, Alice Anna Hoffman, 1790-1840
Dallas, Alexander James, 1759-1817
Gibson, James, 1769-1856
Gibson, Elizabeth Bordley, 1767-1863
Powel, John Hare, 1786-1856
%Elizabeth Phillips
Subject
(Geographic):		Philadelphia, PA
Washington, D.C.
Subject
(Topical):		Travel
Health
Mental health
Medical treatment
Social scene
Death
Marriage
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Fenno Hoffman, Philadelphia, PA, February 02, 1817. 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 02, 1817. RGC0614, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0614.
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