Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, November 20, 1822

Rebecca updates her sister-in-law Maria on her nephew's mental illness, the blossoming social scene in Philadelphia, and shares her thoughts on Napoleon.

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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:1822-11-20
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):		Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841
%Maria Gist Gratz's aunt
Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884
Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856
Etting, Elijah Gratz, 1795-1849
Etting, Frances Gratz, 1771-1852
McIlvaine, Joseph, 1769-1826
Sergeant, Margaretta Watmough, 1787-1869
Sergeant, John, 1779-1852
Sergeant, John, 1821-1822
O'Meara, Barry Edward, 1786-1836
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
%Mrs. Stokes
Boswell, Judith Bell Gist, 1788-1837
Caldwell, Eliza Leaming, 1780-1834
Leaming, Jeremiah Fisher, 1795-1888
Leaming, Rebecca Waln, 1802-1846
Leaming, Thomas Fisher, 1786-1839
Leaming, Susan Murgatroyde, ca. 1800-?
Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855
Hays, Elizabeth Rosa, 1803-1855
Etting, Samuel, 1796-1862
Blair, Francis Preston, 1791-1876
Subject
(Geographic):		Bellefonte, PA
Philadelphia, PA
Lexington, KY
Kentucky
Subject
(Topical):		Death
Childhood mortality
Travel
Health
Mental health
Social scene
Events
Social events
Theater
Literature
Politics
Friendship
Marriage
Fashion
Clothing and dress
Romance
Finances
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:		Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, November 20, 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, November 20, 1822. RGC0292, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0292.
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