Rebecca Gratz to Maria Fenno Hoffman, December 13, [1819]

Rebecca writes to her friend Maria and tells her of the sudden death of a young woman after she broke off her engagement with James Buchanan, the future president.

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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:[1819]-12-13
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Hoffman, Maria Fenno, 1781-1823
Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857
Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884
Etting, Frances Gratz, 1771-1852
Etting, Edward, 1803-1862
Hays, Miriam (Maria), 1798-1826
Etting, Isabella, 1801-1855
Cohen, Kitty Etting, 1799-1837
Fenno, Edward, 1796-1823
Nicholas, Maria Redman, 1785?-1869
Nicholas, Mary Jenkins,1787-1849
?Nicholas, Mary, 1819-?
Nicholas, Charles Jenkins, 1782-1835
Nicholas, Alice Anna Hoffman, 1790-1840
Paulding, Gertrude Kemble, 1781-1841
Paulding, James Kirke, 1778-1860
Paulding, Peter Kemble, 1819-1900
Irving, Washington, 1783-1859
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Coleman, Ann Caroline, 1796-1819
Coleman, Sarah Hand, 1802-1825
Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855
Coleman, Ann Old, 1756-1844
Subject
(Geographic):		Kentucky
Baltimore, MD
New Orleans, LA
Savannah, GA
Lancaster, PA
Subject
(Topical):		Travel
Marriage
Health
Children
Housing
Death
Social scene
Events
Current Event
Life event
Birth
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Fenno Hoffman, Philadelphia, PA, December 13, [1819]. 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, December 13, [1819]. RGC0644, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0644.
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