Miriam Gratz Moses Cohen to Rebecca Gratz - July 03, 1855

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Miriam Gratz Moses Cohen to Rebecca Gratz

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July 03, 1855

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Miriam Gratz Moses Cohen

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Summary

Miriam writes to her aunt Rebecca, expressing sorrow over the death of her cousin Elizabeth Rosa Hays Marx.

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Savannah, GA

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Philadelphia, PA

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Letter. 1 sheet.

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RGC0140

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This document is published with permission from the American Philosophical Society. Contact APS for information about accessing the physical collection. https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/

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Gratz Family Papers, Mss.Ms.Coll.72., American Philosophical Society

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