Rebecca Gratz to Maria Fenno Hoffman - February 14, [1819]

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Rebecca Gratz to Maria Fenno Hoffman

Date

February 14, [1819]

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Maria Fenno Hoffman

Summary

Rebecca tells her friend Maria about a reunion with an estranged friend and exchanges news about mutual friends and their respective brothers.

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New York, NY

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Letter. 1 sheet.

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RGC0629

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

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