Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz, August 12, 1812

Rebecca reflects to her brother Ben on the upcoming anniversary of their parents' death, current events in Congress, and the death of a British naval officer buried in Philadelphia.

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Title:Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz
Author:Rebecca Gratz
Recipient:Benjamin Gratz
Origin:[Philadelphia, PA]
Destination:Albany, NY
Date:1812-08-12
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884
Myers, Adeline, 1791-1832
Schuyler, Shinah Simon, 1762-1815
Schuyler, Nicholas, 1755-1824
Gratz, Sarah (Sally), 1779-1817
Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856
Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857
Hopkinson, Joseph, 1770-1842
Milnor, William, 1769-1848
%Ben's boss
%the Hawthorne family
Gratz, Miriam Simon, 1749-1808
Gratz, Michael, 1740-1811
Madison, James, 1751-1836
Heard, John, ?-1812
Myers, Myer, 1793-1877
% Becky M. & Judy
Subject
(Geographic):		New York, NY
Ballston Springs, NY
Northumberland, PA
Philadelphia, PA
Subject
(Topical):		Travel
Weather
Death
Current events
Politics
Holidays
National holiday
Military and Warfare
War of 1812
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Benjamin Gratz, [Philadelphia, PA], August 12, 1812. 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, August 12, 1812. RGC0270, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0270.
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