Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz, June 24, 1860
Rebecca writes to her brother Ben, expressing excitement over his potential visit, and tells him of plans to sell her current house. She also gives him updates on the health and travels of family and friends.
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| Title: | Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz |
| Author: | Rebecca Gratz |
| Recipient: | Benjamin Gratz |
| Origin: | Philadelphia, PA |
| Destination: | [Lexington, KY] |
| Date: | 1860-06-24 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. No envelope. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Cohen, Miriam Gratz Moses, 1808-1891 Cohen, Solomon, 1802-1875 Gratz, Cary Gist, 1829-1861 Gratz, Michael Bernard, 1822-1889 Gratz, Henry Howard, 1824-1913 Gratz, Hyman Cecil, 1826-1866 Gratz, Minerva Campbell Anderson, 1825-1885 Gratz, Benjamin, 1851-1939 Morton, Mary Cecil Gratz, 1848-1937 Gratz, Anderson, 1852-? Johnstone, Hermine Cary Gratz, 1855-1894 Anderson, Oliver, 1794-1873 Gratz, Laura J. Hamilton, ?-? %Dr. Dillard ?Cochran, William G., 1799-1883 Moses, Horace, 1820-1893 Hoffman, Julia, 1810-1861 Hoffman, George Edward, 1808-1884 Hoffman, Phoebe Wagner White, 1823-1906 Hoffman, Charles Fenno, 1806-1884 Crosby, Miriam Gratz, 1844-1878 Clay, Anna (Annie) Gratz, 1847-1930 Gratz, Anna Maria Boswell Shelby, 1808-1882 Hays, Sarah (Sally) Ann Minis, 1811-1884 Hays, Robert Griffith, 1852-1859 Hays, Joseph Gratz, 1835-1890 Hays, William Dewees, 1836-1866 |
| Subject (Geographic): | Baltimore, MD Wiconisco, PA Texas |
| Subject (Topical): | Travel Politics Health Mental health Finance Business Housing Urban development Death Childhood mortality |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Benjamin Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, June 24, 1860. 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, June 24, 1860. RGC0235, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0235. |
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