Rebecca Gratz and Jacob Gratz to Benjamin Gratz, January 31, 1832

Rebecca writes to her brother Ben about the family's health, the recent deaths of shared acquaintances, and two newly released novels by Sir Walter Scott. Their brother, Jacob Gratz, adds a note concerning the settling of accounts.

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Title:Rebecca Gratz and Jacob Gratz to Benjamin Gratz
Author:Rebecca Gratz and Jacob Gratz
Recipient:Benjamin Gratz
Origin:Philadelphia, PA
Destination:Lexington, KY
Date:1832-01-31
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):
Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884
Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841
Myers, Adeline, 1791-1832
Myers, Moses, 1753-1835
Myers, Eliza Judah Chapman, 1760-1823
Craig, James, 1787-1832
%Barry family
Etting, Isabella, 1801-1855
Etting, Elijah Gratz, 1895-1849
Phillips, Levy, 1754-1832
Phillips, Leah, 1863-1842
Myers-Cohen, Belle, 1755-1833
Scott, Walter, 1771-1832
Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857
Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856
Gratz, Hyman Cecil, 1826-1866
Hays, Isaac, 1796-1878
Gratz, Michael Bernard, 1822-1889
Watson, Charles C., c. 1767-1853
Shelmerdine, Edward, ?-?
Subject
(Geographic):
Boston, MA
Lexington, KY
Ohio River
Delaware River
Subject
(Topical):
Health
Travel
Weather
Disease
Death
Business
Literature
Transportation
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:
Rebecca Gratz and Jacob Gratz. ALS to Benjamin Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, January 31, 1832. From the original at the American Jewish Historical Society, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011 USA.
Citation
for Transcript:
Rebecca Gratz and Jacob Gratz to Benjamin Gratz, January 31, 1832. RGC0205, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0205.
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