Rebecca Gratz to Maria Fenno Hoffman, February 04, [1813]

Rebecca writes to her friend Maria, expressing her thoughts on the death of Rachel's infant daughter, and encourages Maria to illustrate Little Red Riding Hood for publication.

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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:[1813]-02-04
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Hoffman, Maria Fenno, 1781-1823
Gratz, Sarah (Sally), 1779-1817
Moses, Rachel Gratz, 1782-1823
Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819
%Mary
%Jane
Hoffman, Josiah Ogden, 1766-1837
%Mrs. Cooper
Cooper, Mary Fairlie, 1790-1833
% Price, Stephen
Myers, Benjamin, 1778-1835
?Butler, Samuel, 1612-1680
Fenno, James Bowdoin, 1794-1824
?Nicholas, Ogden Hoffman, 1812-?
Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858
Subject
(Geographic):		Richmond, VA
Philadelphia, PA
Albany, NY
Camden, NJ
Subject
(Topical):		Health
Mental health
Epidemic
Death
Childhood mortality
Social scene
Events
Social event
Travel
Arts and Culture
Literature
Dry goods
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Fenno Hoffman, [Philadelphia, PA], February 04, [1813]. 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, February 04, [1813]. RGC0628, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0628.
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