Geography: Bordentown

Associated Items

Letter from Mariam Gratz Hays to Rebecca Gratz, July 1, 1841 Letter from Mariam Gratz Hays to Rebecca Gratz, July 1, 1841

Four-page letter written by Mariam Gratz Hays to Rebecca Gratz on July 1, 1841. Hays writes from Bordentown, New Jersey, to Gratz in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The letter discusses family matters and provides insight into their lives. This unpublished letter was found tipped into Rebecca Gratz's family Bible.

Letter from Martha H. Holland to an Unidentified Recipient, Bordentown, New Jersey, October 29, 1839 Letter from Martha H. Holland to an Unidentified Recipient, Bordentown, New Jersey, October 29, 1839

A letter written by Martha H. Holland from Bordentown, New Jersey on October 29, 1839, detailing her visit to a Count's suite with Dr. S. Gratz Moses. Holland notes that Dr. Moses will accompany Joseph Bonaparte to Europe as his physician aboard the packet ship Philadelphia. The letter also mentions Dr. Moses' family connections to Rachel and Rebecca Gratz.