Rebecca Gratz to Maria Fenno Hoffman, October 20, 1817

In her letter to her friend Maria, Rebecca expresses her opinion on Maria Edgeworth's treatment of intermarriage in the novel, Harrington. She also discusses the serious illnesses of mutual acquaintances.

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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:1817-10-20
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Hoffman, Maria Fenno, 1781-1823
Myers, John, 1787-1830
Myers, Samuel, 1790-1829
Myers, Moses, 1753-1835
Myers, Eliza Judah Chapman, 1760-1823
Chapman, Nathaniel, 1780-1853
Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858
Schuyler, Shinah Simon, 1762-1815
Edgeworth, Maria, 1768-1849
Paulding, James Kirke, 1778-1860
Nicholas, Alice Anna Hoffman, 1790-1840
Paulding, Gertrude Kemble, 1781-1841
Irving, Washington, 1783-1859
Nicholas, Maria Redman, 1785?-1869
Nicholas, Samuel, 1780-1852
Hays, Sarah Ann Minis, 1811-1884
Physick, Philip Syng, 1768-1837
Ogden, Isabella W., 1787-1820
Subject
(Geographic):		Baltimore, MD
Richmond, VA
Norfolk, VA
Philadelphia, PA
New York, NY
Savannah, GA
Subject
(Topical):		Health
Home care
Medical treatment
Travel
Transportation
Literature
Marriage
Intermarriage
Religion
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Fenno Hoffman, Philadelphia, PA, October 20, 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, October 20, 1817. RGC0615, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0615.
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