Rebecca Gratz to Maria Fenno Hoffman, February 25, 1809

Rebecca tells her friend Maria about a portrait she has of Rachel (Rebecca's sister) that her brother-in-law wants and shares health concerns of family and friends.

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Title:Rebecca Gratz to Maria Fenno Hoffman
Author:Rebecca Gratz
Recipient:Maria Fenno Hoffman
Origin:Philadelphia, PA
Destination:New York, NY
Date:1809-02-25
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):
Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Hoffman, Maria Fenno, 1781-1823
Nicholas, William, 1784-1816
Rodman, John, 1775-1847
Moses, Solomon, 1774-1857
Moses, Rachel Gratz, 1782-1823
Ewing, Margaret (Peggy), 1779-1809
Cohen, Miriam Gratz Moses, 1808-1891
Hoffman, Charles Fenno, 1806-1884
Nicholas, Charles Jenkins, 1782-1835
Nicholas, Alice Anna Hoffman, 1790-1840
Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858
Subject
(Geographic):
Albany, NY
New York, NY
Washington, D.C.
Subject
(Topical):
Children
Portraiture
Health
Maternal health
Medical treatment
Disease
Tuberculosis
Travel
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:
Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Fenno Hoffman, Philadelphia, PA, February 25, 1809. 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 Fenno Hoffman, February 25, 1809. RGC0588, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0588.
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