Rebecca Gratz to Miriam Gratz Crosby and Anna Gratz Clay - August 26, [1853]

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Rebecca Gratz to Miriam Gratz Crosby and Anna Gratz Clay

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August 26, [1853]

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Miriam Gratz Crosby

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Anna Gratz Clay

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Rebecca gifts her nieces Miriam and Anna in Kentucky a book of fairytales and a book of holiday stories, respectively.

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

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