Papers, 1794-1919.

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Papers, 1794-1919.

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Correspondence, documents, and clippings by and about the Gratz family and notebooks compiled by William V. Byars for his edition of the Gratz papers (never published) and other books about the family. Most of the correspondence is among members of the family, especially Rebecca Gratz; Benjamin's first wife, Maria Cecil Gist Gratz, and her mother, Judith Cary Bell Gist Scott; and Joseph Gratz, brother of Rebecca and Benjamin. The land records include deeds signed by Virginia governors Patrick Henry and Edmund Randolph, and a document signed by James Wilson, purchasing shares in the Indiana Company, in which Barnard and Michael Gratz were major investors. Also included are miscellaneous personal papers and clippings of newspaper articles by and about family members, especially Rebecca Gratz. The Byars notebooks contain typescript transcriptions of many Gratz letters and other documents not in this collection, with photographs, maps, newspaper clippings, and other original and secondary material inserted. There are also two volumes of papers concerning the related Campbell and Anderson families of Virginia and Kentucky.

Papers 2 boxes (ca. 150 items)Byars notebooks 34 v.

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Randolph, Edmund, 1753-1813

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Edmund Jennings Randolph (August 10, 1753 – September 12, 1813) was an American attorney and politician. He was the 7th Governor of Virginia, and, as a delegate from Virginia, he attended the Constitutional Convention and helped to create the national constitution while serving on its Committee of Detail. He was the first United States Attorney General (1789-1794) and the second Secretary of State (1794-1795) during George Washington's presidency. Born in Williamsburg in the Colony of Virgini...

Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799

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Wilson, James, 1742-1798

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Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858

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Gratz, Barnard, 1738-1801

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Lewinski, Thomas

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Gratz family.

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The story of the Gratz family in America begins with the brothers Barnard (1738-1801) and Michael (1740-1811) Gratz, who emigrated to Philadelphia from London in the 1750's and went into business as B. ? and Benjamin (1792-1884), who moved to Kentucky in 1819. From the description of Papers, 1794-1919. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122490154 ...

Indiana Company.

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Gratz, Michael Bernard, 1822-1889

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Scott, Judith Cary Bell Gist, 1750-1833

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Hark, J. Max (Joseph Maximillian), 1849-1930

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Campbell family.

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Byars, William Vincent, 1857-1938

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Taylor, W. S. (Wilfred Samuel)

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Gratz, Henry Howard, 1824-1913

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Gist, Henry C.

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Nixon, Andrew

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Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856

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Ewing, Margaret Davidson, 1774-1868

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Anderson family.

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Brent, Hugh.

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Moses, Rachel Gratz, 1783-1823

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B. & M. Gratz.

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Hays, Ellen M.

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Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841

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Wood, Leighton

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Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884

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Franks, David, 1948-

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Gilliams, E. Leslie

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Simon, Joseph, approximately 1712-1804

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Murat, Caroline, 1980-....

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Morton, Mary Cecil Gratz, 1848-1938

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Gratz, Michael, 1740-1811

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Michael Gratz was a Philadelphia merchant. From the description of Papers, 1811-1822. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122489884 Philadelphia merchant. From the description of Documents concerning settlement of his estate, 1850. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 86139016 ...

Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869

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Rebecca Gratz was born on March 4, 1781, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. In 1801, at the age of 20, Rebecca Gratz helped establish the Female Association for the Relief of Women and Children in Reduced Circumstances, which helped women whose families were suffering after the American Revolutionary War. In 1815, after seeing the need for an institution for orphans in Philadelphia, she was among those instrumental in founding the Philadelphia Orphan Asylum. Under Gratz' auspices, a Hebrew Sunday Scho...

Gratz, Sarah, 1779-1817

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