Rebecca Gratz to Maria Fenno Hoffman, March xx], [1811

Rebecca tells her friend Maria of the frenzy around a famous actor performing in Philadelphia, her family's search for a new house, and muses ironically about creating purpose in her life.

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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:[1811-03-xx]
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 Sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Hoffman, Maria Fenno, 1781-1823
Moses, Rachel Gratz, 1782-1823
Moses, Solomon, 1774-1857
Moses, Isaac, 1807-1847
Nathan, Rebecca Gratz Moses, 1810-1891
Cohen, Miriam Gratz Moses, 1808-1891
Hoffman, Charles Fenno, 1806-1884
Cooke, George Frederick, 1756-1812
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Nicholas, Alice Anna Hoffman, 1790-1840
Dennie, Joseph, 1768-1812
Hoffman, Josiah Ogden, 1766-1837
Irving, Washington, 1783-1859
%Miss Julia
%Mary Jackson
Verplanck, Mary Elizabeth Fenno, 1787-1817
Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858
Hays, Henry, 1807-1874
Etting, Frances Gratz, 1771-1852
Physick, Philip Syng, 1768-1837
Subject
(Geographic):		Philadelphia, PA
New York, NY
Subject
(Topical):		Theater
Richard III
Housing
Travel
Children
Games
Events
Current event
Marriage
Social scene
Health
Medical treatment
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Fenno Hoffman, [Philadelphia, PA], March xx], [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, March xx], [1811. RGC0654, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0654.
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