Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz - July 11, [1833]

Rebecca shares her happiness with her sister-in-law Maria about the birth of her second son, Michael Bernard, and updates her on family and Philadelphia's social scene.

Miriam writes to her aunt Rebecca, describing the success and festivities of a celebration picnic for the Savannah Sunday School.

In a letter to her brother Ben, Rebecca begs him to write her back, updates him on his Philadelphia friends, family health, and the country's economy.

Rebecca writes to her sister-in-law Maria, discussing the newly published letters of John Randolph, a Virginian politican, and tells of the long romance between two of her acquaintances.

Rebecca writes to her sister-in-law Maria, inquiring about the health of her nephew, Cary. She also tells of the death of her old friend, Josiah Ogden Hoffman, and the upcoming meeting between her brothers Simon and Hyman.