Rebecca Gratz to Maria Fenno Hoffman, June 03, 1818

Rebecca writes to her friend Maria about the unhappiness of Maria's step-daughter, Ann, with living in Philadelphia, and discusses the situation with domestic servants and the death of a mutual acquaintance.

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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:1818-06-03
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Hoffman, Maria Fenno, 1781-1823
Moses, Rachel Gratz, 1782-1823
Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858
Hays, Adeline Rebecca, 1815-1825
Ogden, Euphemia Morris, 1754-1818
Meredith, Gertrude Gouverneur Ogden, 1777-1828
Nicholas, Alice Anna Hoffman, 1790-1840
Nicholas, Charles Jenkins, 1782-1835
Hamilton, Andrew, 1776-1825
Hamilton, Elizabeth Urquhart, ?-?
Lyle, James, 1765-1826
Hamilton, Mary, 1771-1849
Beckett, Mary Lyle, 1796-1829
Beckett, Henry, 1791-1871
Wilkins, Matilda Dallas, 1798-1881
Wilkins, William, 1779-1865
Seton, Emma, ?-?
Hoffman, Julia, 1810-1861
Hoffman, George Edward, 1808-1884
?Moses, Edmund, 1815-?
Subject
(Geographic):		Philadelphia, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
Subject
(Topical):		Health
Mental health
Medical treatment
Housing
Death
Domestic life
Domestic servants
Social scene
Travel
Marriage
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Fenno Hoffman, [Philadelphia, PA], June 03, 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, June 03, 1818. RGC0619, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0619.
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