Rebecca Gratz to Maria Fenno Hoffman, December 29, [1811]

Rebecca writes to her friend Maria about Maria's husband's visit, describes her step-daughter Ann's personality, shares news of family and friends, and sends good wishes for Maria's upcoming birth.

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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:[1811]-12-29
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Hoffman, Maria Fenno, 1781-1823
Hoffman, Josiah Ogden, 1766-1837
Hoffman, Harriet Matilda, 1812-?
%Miss Rachel
Verplanck, Mary Elizabeth Fenno, 1787-1817
Hoffman, George Edward, 1808-1884
Hoffman, Charles Fenno, 1806-1884
Nicholas, Alice Anna Hoffman, 1790-1840
%Lucy
%Lucy's mother
Hoffman, Ogden, 1793-1856
Hoffman, Julia, 1810-1861
Nathan, Rebecca Gratz Moses, 1810-1891
Hamilton Family
Kuhn, Ellen Lyle, 1793-1857
Beckett, Mary Lyle, 1796-1829
O’Beirne, Rebecca Hamilton, 1783-1842
O’Beirne, Francis Lewis, 1787-1830?
Hamilton, Margaret (Peggy), 1768-1828
Ogden Family
Subject
(Geographic):		New York, NY
Ireland
Europe
Subject
(Topical):		Maternal health
Health
Children
Events
Life event
Birth
Social conventions
Friendship
Travel
Military and warfare
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Fenno Hoffman, Philadelphia, PA, December 29, [1811]. 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 29, [1811]. RGC0646, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0646.
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