A condolence poem, titled "For My Cousin," written by Henry Tobias and addressed to Miriam Tobias in Manchester, England, on February 10, 1836. The poem was likely inserted into a stampless letter. The recipient's cousin's death is implied and may be the death of her mother or sibling.
Subject: Jewish Family Life
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Diary of Stella Hirsch, Memphis, Tennessee, 1896Daily diary of Stella Hirsch, residing at 320 Poplar Street, Memphis, Tennessee, spanning from January 1, 1896, to December 31, 1896. The diary contains brief daily entries, noting the High Holidays. Stella Hirsch is identified as the daughter of Simon Hirsch, a prosperous distiller. The diary offers insights into the daily life of a well-to-do Southern Jewish family during 1896.
A three-page, undated letter from Augusta Tobias, possibly writing from Liverpool, to Henry Tobias in New York City, circa 1843. The letter contains detailed family news and gossip. The letter is written on both sides of the paper and is stampless.
A three-page letter written in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 20, 1810 by Sarah Gratz (1779-1817) to her brother Joseph Gratz in Hamburg, Germany. The letter provides family news, including the recovery of her ill sisters Rachael (1783-1823) and Frances (1771-1852). Sarah, as the eldest daughter living at home after the death of her mother in 1808, acts as the matriarchal head of the family. Her father was to die in 1811.