Rebecca Gratz to Anna Maria Boswell Shelby Gratz - September 03, [1851]

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Rebecca Gratz to Anna Maria Boswell Shelby Gratz

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September 03, [1851]

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Anna Maria Boswell Shelby Gratz

Summary

While on a visit to her niece Sara in Montreal, Rebecca tells her sister-in-law Ann about her impressions of the city.

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Montreal, Canada

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Letter. 1 sheet. No envelope.

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RGC0523

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Gratz Family (Philadelphia) Papers, P-8, American Jewish Historical Society.

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