Rebecca Gratz to Maria Fenno Hoffman, February [xx], [1820]
Rebecca writes to her friend Maria, discussing the recent wave of antisemitism in Europe and efforts to help Jews escape persecution. She also writes about the literature she is reading.
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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: | [1820]-02-[xx] |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 Sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Hoffman, Maria Fenno, 1781-1823 Irving, Washington, 1783-1859 Fenno, Edward, 1796-1823 Larned, Sylvester, 1796-1820 Fenno, James Bowdoin, 1794-1824 Noah, M. M. (Mordecai Manuel), 1785-1851 Ogden, Isabella W., 1787-1820 Meredith, Gertrude Gouverneur Ogden, 1777-1828 Verplanck, Gulian C. (Gulian Crommelin), 1786-1870 Halleck, Fitz-Greene, 1790-1867 Drake, Joseph Rodman, 1795-1820 Goodwin, Thomas, ?-1819 %Goodwin's brother-in-law Goodwin, Robert M., ?-? %Goodwin's mother %Goodwin's married sisters Hoffman, Josiah Ogden, 1766-1837 Ogden, David Bayard, 1775-1849 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 |
| Subject (Geographic): | New Orleans, LA Savannah, GA Europe Charleston, SC New York, NY Havana, Cuba Washington, D.C. Kentucky |
| Subject (Topical): | Literature "The Croaker Papers" Travel Marriage Business Religion Fire Christianity Judaism Antisemitism Social scene Death Crime Dueling Finance |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Fenno Hoffman, [Philadelphia, PA], February [xx], [1820]. 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 [xx], [1820]. RGC0653, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0653. |
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