Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz, November 12, 1818
Rebecca writes to her brother Ben about family health struggles, thoughts about life in Kentucky, the departure of domestic help, marital engagements, and the death of a prominent Philadelphia doctor.
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| Title: | Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz |
| Author: | Rebecca Gratz |
| Recipient: | Benjamin Gratz |
| Origin: | Philadelphia, PA |
| Destination: | Lexington, KY |
| Date: | 1818-11-12 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 %Mr. Peters Williams, Henry Jonathan, 1791-1889 %the Major Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Scott, Judith Cary Bell Gist, 1750-1833 Larned, Sylvester, 1796-1820 Paulding, James Kirke, 1778-1860 %Thomas Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855 Gratz, Simon, 1773-1839 %Anthony %Hannah Hays, Isaac, 1796-1879 Hare, Robert, 1781-1851 Dorsey, Philip Syng, 1783-1818 Francis, Maria Willing, 1801-1864 Francis, Willing, 1798-1833 Beckett, Mary Lyle, 1796-1829 Kuhn, Ellen Lyle, 1793-1857 Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858 |
| Subject (Geographic): | Pittsburgh, PA Lexington, KY |
| Subject (Topical): | Health Travel Games Literature Nature Children Education Death Marriage Emotion Domestic servants |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Benjamin Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, November 12, 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 12, 1818. RGC0179, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0179. |
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