Rebecca Gratz to Maria Fenno Hoffman, February 09, [1823]

Rebecca tells her friend Maria about local society news including a ball attended by Joseph Bonaparte, discusses various literary events, and tells of her work at the Orphan Asylum. She also expresses her wish to see again Maria after two years.

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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:[1823]-02-09
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Hoffman, Maria Fenno, 1781-1823
Verplanck, Samuel, 1798–1861
Markoe, John, 1781-1834
Markoe, Mehitabel Cox, 1786-1863
Joseph Bonaparte, King of Spain, 1768-1844
Bonaparte, Charlotte, princess, 1802-1839
Sims, Joseph, 1760-1851
Etting, Elijah Gratz, 1795-1849
%Miss Bollman
Irving, Washington, 1783-1859
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Walsh, Robert Jr., 1784-1859
Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851
Subject
(Geographic):		Philadelphia, PA
Subject
(Topical):		Health
Friendship
Travel
Events
Social event
Social scene
Social conventions
Housing
Fashion
Business
Literature
Theatre
Institution
Orphan Asylum (Philadelphia, PA)
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Fenno Hoffman, Philadelphia, PA, February 09, [1823]. 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 09, [1823]. RGC0630, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0630.
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