Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, December 25, 1819
Rebecca reports to her sister-in-law Maria on the health of family and the wider community; recent news from their social circles in Baltimore; and a recent, highly publicized duel that resulted in the death of one participant and the trial of the other.
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| Title: | Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz |
| Author: | Rebecca Gratz |
| Recipient: | Maria Gist Gratz |
| Origin: | Philadelphia, PA |
| Destination: | Lexington, KY |
| Date: | 1819-12-25 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Scott, Judith Cary Bell Gist, 1750-1833 Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857 Goodwin, Robert M., n.d. Stoughton, James, ?-1819 Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855 Nathan, Rebecca Moses, 1810-1891 Moses, Simon Gratz, 1813-1897 |
| Subject (Geographic): | Kentucky New York, NY Baltimore, MD |
| Subject (Topical): | Travel Disease Measles Health Social events Dueling Current events Crime Murder Organizations Orphan Asylum (Philadelphia, PA) |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, December 25, 1819. From the original at the American Jewish Historical Society, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011 USA. |
| Citation for Transcript: | Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, December 25, 1819. RGC0274, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0274. |
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