Ellen Hays Etting to Rebecca Gratz - [ca. July 1855]

Rebecca tells her sister-in-law Ann of her concerns for her nephew Simon Gratz Moses, who is treating cholera patients in St. Louis. She also updates her on the travels of Mary Boswell and Lizzie Lee and the divorce proceedings of Fanny Kemble.

Rebecca tells her brother Ben how the family copes after the death of their two brothers, Jacob and Hyman. Their brother Jo adds a note, sharing the successful sale of some of their lands.

Rebecca writes to her brother Ben about the health of their siblings, compares his difficulties in travel to a poem she is reading, and updates him on their brother Joseph's business problems.

Miriam writes to her aunt Rebecca, sending her condolences after the death of Hyman, her uncle and Rebecca's brother.

Rebecca updates her brother Ben on the health, travel, and activities of family members, in particular the Mordecai family and their niece Becky Nathan.