Relic of a Destroyed House: A Letter from Josephine Etting

Metadata

Relic of a Destroyed House: A Letter from Josephine Etting

Description

This letter, written on December 30, 1867, from Josephine Etting in Philadelphia to an "Esteemed Friend," is a personal communication. Etting refers to a house her father helped build, which no longer exists, and offers a relic from the house as a token of her affection. She requests the recipient not use the relic publicly but to keep it as a remembrance.

Subjects

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Family History Personal Gifts

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx3FF2_47

Collection: The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries

People

Sender: Josephine Etting

Recipient: Esteemed Friend

Dates

Gregorian: December 30, 1867

Hebrew: ד׳ בְּטֵבֵת תרכ״ח

Places

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Josephine Etting, Esteemed Friend. “Letter from Josephine Etting to Esteemed Friend;December 30, 1867.” (December 30, 1867). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx3ff2_47 .