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Gratz, Michael, 1740-1811

 Person

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Etting family collection

 Collection
Identifier: P-143
Abstract

Contains the personal papers, including correspondence and documents, of Elijah Etting, his sons, Solomon and Reuben, and his three grandchildren, Samuel Etting, Kitty (Etting) Cohen, and Elijah Gratz Etting (frequently referred to as Gratz Etting).

Dates: undated, 1755-1769, 1787-1830, 1836, 1913

Franks Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-142
Abstract

Originally from England, the Franks family were colonial merchants who settled in New York City in the 1700s. This collection documents parts of their life through correspondence, legal documents, and financial records. The correspondence is primarily written by Abigail Franks in New York to her son, Naphtali, in England. Also included in the collection are the notes and correspondence of Dr. Leo Hershkowitz, who co-edited a book on the letters of the family entitled the Lee Max Friedman Collection of American Jewish Colonial Correspondence: Letters of the Franks Family (1733-1748), written with Isadore S. Meyer in 1968.

Dates: 1711-1821, [1965-1968]

Gratz family (Philadelphia) papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-8
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence, legal documents, and miscellaneous items concerning the personal lives and business interests of brothers Barnard (1738-1801) and Michael Gratz (1740-1811). It also contains the correspondence of Rebecca Gratz (1781-1869), Michael Gratz's daughter.

Dates: undated, 1753-1916

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Collection 3
Archival Object 1
 
Subject
Correspondence 2
Ketubahs 2
Legal documents 2
United States -- Economic conditions 2
United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Sources 2