Rebecca Gratz to Maria Fenno Hoffman, January 24, 1818
Writing to her friend Maria, Rebecca shares her feelings following the death of her sister, Sarah (Sally), and updates her on the difficult circumstances of a mutual friend.
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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: | 1818-01-24 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Hoffman, Maria Fenno, 1781-1823 Gratz, Sarah (Sally), 1779-1817 Cooper, Mary Fairlie, 1790-1833 Nicholas, Alice Anna Hoffman, 1790-1840 Nicholas, Charles Jenkins, 1782-1835 Cooper, Thomas Abthorpe, 1776-1849 Nicholas, Mary Jenkins, 1752-1818 Nicholas, Mary Jenkins,1787-1849 Seton, Emma, ?-? %Mrs. Barry O’Beirne, Rebecca Hamilton, 1783-1842 O’Beirne, Francis Lewis, 1787-1830? Irving, Washington, 1783-1859 Verplanck, Gulian C. (Gulian Crommelin), 1786-1870 Hoffman, Charles Fenno, 1806-1884 |
| Subject (Topical): | Health Mental health Social scene Newspapers and periodicals Literary journal Edinburgh Review Travel |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Fenno Hoffman, Philadelphia, PA, January 24, 1818. 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, January 24, 1818. RGC0617, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0617. |
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