Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz, November 03, 1818

Rebecca writes to her brother Ben about the health of their siblings, compares his difficulties in travel to a poem she is reading, and updates him on their brother Joseph's business problems.

PDF File - Scan of Original Letter:
PDF File - Transcription:
Title:Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz
Author:Rebecca Gratz
Recipient:Benjamin Gratz
Origin:Philadelphia, PA
Destination:Lexington, KY
Date:1818-11-03
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):
Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884
Etting, Reuben, 1762-1848
Etting, Frances Gratz, 1771-1852
Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856
Moses, Simon Gratz, 1813-1897
Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841
Paulding, James Kirke, 1778-1860
%Mr. Fullerton
Kemper, Jerusha Lyman, 1783-1818
Hoffman, Maria Fenno, 1781-1823
Fenno, Edward, 1796-1823
%P. Hone
Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858
Etting, Elijah Gratz, 1795-1849
Hunt, Catherine Grosh, 1777-1835
%Miss Hunt
Subject
(Geographic):
Baltimore, MD
Wilmington, DE
Pittsburgh, PA
Lexington, KY
New Orleans, LA
Kentucky
Subject
(Topical):
Travel
Health
Weather
Literature
Death
Business
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:
Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Benjamin Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, November 03, 1818. 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, November 03, 1818. RGC0178, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0178.
Permalink:https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0178/