Rebecca Gratz to Maria Fenno Hoffman, March 14, [1807]

Rebecca writes to her friend Maria discussing the visits of New York writers to Philadelphia and compares the social scenes of the two cities.

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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:[1807]-03-14
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):
Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Hoffman, Maria Fenno, 1781-1823
Moses, Rachel Gratz, 1782-1823
Paulding, James Kirke, 1778-1860
Irving, Washington, 1783-1859
Brevoort, Henry, 1782-1848
%Mrs. Griffith
%Mr. Livingston
%Miss Astor
Rivardi, Marie (Maria von Born), 1766-1830
Myers-Cohen, Beliah (Belle) Simon, 1755-1833
Cohen, Sarah (Sally) Myers, 1779-1848
Levy, Mary Pearce, 1762-1850
Moses Family
Nicholas, Alice Anna Hoffman, 1790-1840
Verplanck, Mary Elizabeth Fenno, 1787-1817
Hoffman, Eliza Fenno, 1804/5?-?
Hoffman, Charles Fenno, 1806-1884
Hays, Elizabeth Rosa, 1803-1855
Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858
Subject
(Geographic):
New York, NY
Philadelphia, PA
Ballston Spa, NY
Subject
(Topical):
Health
Travel
Literature
Children
Social scene
Events
Social event
Music
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:
Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Fenno Hoffman, [Philadelphia, PA], March 14, [1807]. 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 14, [1807]. RGC0634, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0634.
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