Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz and Anna Maria Boswell Shelby Gratz - June 18, [1849]

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Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz and Anna Maria Boswell Shelby Gratz

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June 18, [1849]

Summary

Writing to her brother Ben and sister-in-law Ann, Rebecca thanks them for their condolence letters after the death of her nephew, Elijah Gratz Etting. In response to Cassius Clay's recent duel, Rebecca also writes at length about her disapproval of the practice and the unnecessary violence.
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Philadelphia, PA
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Letter. 1 sheet. No envelope.
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RGC0259
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Gratz Family (Philadelphia) Papers, P-8, American Jewish Historical Society.
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