Rebecca Gratz to Maria Fenno Hoffman, July 27, 1818

Rebecca commiserates with her friend Maria about the health concerns within Maria's family and shares her first impressions of Maria Gist Gratz, Ben's future wife.

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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:1818-07-27
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):
Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Hoffman, Maria Fenno, 1781-1823
Rhinelander, Mary Colden Hoffman, 1796-1818
Nicholas, Alice Anna Hoffman, 1790-1840
Nicholas, Matilda Hoffman, 1810-1882
Hoffman, Josiah Ogden, 1766-1837
Hoffman, Charles Fenno, 1806-1884
Chapman, Nathaniel, 1780-1853
Scott, Judith Cary Bell Gist, 1750-1833
Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841
Hart, Anne Marie Gist, 1791-1818
Gist, Thomas Nathaniel, 1790-1856
Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858
Hays, Adeline Rebecca, 1815-1825
Moses, Rachel Gratz, 1782-1823
Moses, Edmund, 1815-?
Ogden, Isabella W., 1787-1820
Subject
(Topical):
Health
Mental health
Climate
Children
Travel
Death
Friendship
Housing
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:
Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Fenno Hoffman, Philadelphia, PA, July 27, 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, July 27, 1818. RGC0620, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0620.
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