Rebecca Gratz to Joseph Gratz, May 15, 1812

Rebecca writes to her brother Joseph regarding the family's move within Philadelphia, visiting friends, a friend's forthcoming murder trial, cases of the measles, the war, and brother Hyman's travels to Mammoth Cave.

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Title:Rebecca Gratz to Joseph Gratz
Author:Rebecca Gratz
Recipient:Joseph Gratz
Origin:Philadelphia, PA
Destination:New Orleans, LA
Date:1812-05-15
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858
Etting, Rachel Gratz, 1764-1831
Etting, Solomon, 1764-1847
Cohen, Kitty Etting, 1799-1837
Myers, Samuel, 1790-1829
Tousard, Anna Maria Geddes, 1775-?
Gillespie, Mary Geddes, 1778-?
Nathan, Rebecca Moses, 1810-1891
Etting, Reuben, 1762-1848
Etting, Frances Gratz, 1771-1852
Verplanck, Mary Elizabeth Fenno, 1787-1817
Verplanck, Gulian C. (Gulian Crommelin), 1786-1870
Hoffman, Josiah Ogden, 1766-1837
Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857
Myers-Cohen, Beliah (Belle) Simon, 1755-1833
Pemberton, John T., 1783-1847
?Scott, Maria Litchfield, 1787-1814
%Mr. Peterson
?Scott, John Morin, 1789-1858
%Miss Dallas
Subject
(Geographic):		Natchez, MS
New Orleans, LA
Baltimore, MD
New York, NY
Dripping Spring, Berea, KY
Mammoth Cave, KY
Subject
(Topical):		Travel
Housing
Children
Legal Affairs
Crime
Murder
Health
Disease
Epidemic
Measles
Politics
Military and Warfare
War of 1812
Provenance:The Rosenbach Museum & Library
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Joseph Gratz, May 15, 1812. From the original at The Rosenbach Museum & Library, 2008 Delancey Place, Philadelphia, PA 19103 USA. Please cite as Gratz 01:28.
Citation
for Transcript:		Rebecca Gratz to Joseph Gratz, May 15, 1812. RGC0013, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the Rosenbach. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0013.
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