Rebecca Gratz to Maria Fenno Hoffman, March 24, 1822

Writing to her friend Maria, Rebecca expresses her desire to get together, details her busy schedule after the fire at the Orphan Asylum, and discusses literary works and their critiques.

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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:1822-03-24
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Hoffman, Maria Fenno, 1781-1823
Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857
Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858
Chapman, Nathaniel, 1780-1853
Nicholas, Alice Anna Hoffman, 1790-1840
Hoffman, Harriet Matilda, 1812-?
Hoffman, Josiah Ogden, 1766-1837
Verplanck, Gulian C. (Gulian Crommelin), 1786-1870
Irving, Washington, 1783-1859
Strickland, William, 1788-1854
Scott, Walter, 1771-1832
Walsh, Robert Jr., 1784-1859
Ogden, Catharine Ann Powell Meredith, 1804-1849
Fenno, Edward, 1796-1823
Brown, Anne Eliza Rodman, 1801-1881
Nicholas, Maria Redman, 1785?-1869
Nicholas, William, 1817-1822
Subject
(Geographic):		New York, NY
Gibraltar
England, United Kingdom
Europe
Liverpool, United Kingdom
New Orleans, LA
Subject
(Topical):		Institution
Orphan Asylum (Philadelphia, PA)
Business
Travel
Holiday
Religious holiday
Passover
Health
Death
Literature
Arts & Culture
Social scene
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Fenno Hoffman, Philadelphia, PA, March 24, 1822. 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, March 24, 1822. RGC0624, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0624.
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