Rebecca Gratz to Miriam Gratz Moses Cohen - November 12, 1857

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Rebecca Gratz to Miriam Gratz Moses Cohen

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November 12, 1857

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Miriam Gratz Moses Cohen

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Rebecca updates her niece Miriam on news about family and friends and comments on the increasing demands on the Jewish Foster home.

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Philadelphia, PA

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Letter. 1 sheet. No envelope.

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University of North Carolina

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