Gertrude Meredith to Sarah Gratz and Rebecca Gratz - [September 1808]

Rebecca writes to her sister-in-law Maria after the legal battle between her brother Ben and the city. She also details the marriages of family friends and gives updates on health and travel.

Rebecca writes to her brother Joseph about multiple deaths in their social circle, comments on the American diplomatic efforts with France, and expresses her opinion on various romances among their acquintances.

Rebecca writes her friend Maria, expressing her sympathy for the husband of Harriet, Maria's sister, after the latter's death. She describes the effects that the annulment of an engagement had on a mutual friend and her family.

Rebecca writes to her sister-in-law Maria, updating her on the preparations for her niece's wedding and expresses her sorrow over the deaths of her synagogue's minister, Abraham Keys, and a close family friend, Gertrude Meredith.

Rebecca writes to her sister-in-law Maria, who is traveling back to Lexington after visting the Gratz family in Philadelphia, and updates her on family members and neighbors.

Rebecca writes to her sister-in-law Maria, anxiously inquiring about her family's health during the Cholera epidemic. Her brother Joseph adds a note, informing their brother Ben of financial matters.