Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz, January 02, 1848
Writing to her brother Ben, Rebecca expresses her complicated feelings toward the pending nuptials and move of her niece, Sara, and updates him on the health and travels of family.
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| Title: | Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz |
| Author: | Rebecca Gratz |
| Recipient: | Benjamin Gratz |
| Origin: | [Philadelphia, PA] |
| Destination: | [Lexington, KY] |
| Date: | 1848-01-02 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Gratz, Anna Maria Boswell Shelby, 1808-1882 Clay, Anna Gratz, 1847-1930 Crosby, Miriam Gratz, 1844-1878 Joseph, Sara Gratz Moses, 1817-1891? Joseph, Jacob Henry, 1810-1907 Riggs, Mary Keene Boswell, 1829-? Lee, Elizabeth Blair, 1818-1906 ?Joseph, Rachel Solomons, 1880-1855 Reynolds, Anne Taney Hunt, 1818-1847 Hunt, John Wesley, 1773-1849 Gratz, Hyman Cecil, 1826-1866 Gratz, Cary Gist, 1829-1861 Shelby, Joseph Orville, 1830-1897 Gratz, Michael Bernard, 1822-1889 Gratz, Henry Howard, 1824-1913 Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855 Etting, Josephine, 1830-1914 Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858 Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857 Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856 |
| Subject (Geographic): | Canada Cape May, NJ Montreal, QC New Orleans, LA Kentucky Philadelphia, PA New York, NY |
| Subject (Topical): | Children Holidays National holiday New Year's Day Marriage Romance Travel Health Maternal health Death Business Education |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Benjamin Gratz, [Philadelphia, PA], January 02, 1848. From the original at the American Jewish Historical Society, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011 USA. |
| Citation for Transcript: | Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz, January 02, 1848. RGC0213, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0213. |
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