Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, August 07, 1822
Rebecca asks her sister-in-law Maria to assist a divorcee from England during her stay in Lexington and to visit Philadelphia during the winter. She also promises to send her a copy of Walter Scott's Fortunes of Nigel.
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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: | 1822-08-07 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 %Mrs. Stokes Mr. Stokes Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 Strother, Theodosia L. Hunt, 1800-1882 Hunt, Catherine Grosh, 1777-1835 Gratz, Benjamin, 1821-1830 Gratz, Simon, 1773-1839 Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857 Moses, Rachel Gratz, 1782-1823 Etting, Elijah Gratz, 1795-1849 Scott, Walter, 1771-1832 |
| Subject (Geographic): | St. Louis, MO Lexington, KY Missouri France Europe Maryland Lancaster, PA |
| Subject (Topical): | Travel Divorce Social conventions Friendship Social scene Health Business Literature |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, [Philadelphia, PA], August 07, 1822. 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, August 07, 1822. RGC0291, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0291. |
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