Mary Keene Boswell Riggs and Sara Gratz Moses Joseph to Rebecca Gratz - August 08, 1847

Josephine writes to her grand aunt Rebecca as she recovers from a cold, as is her Aunt Sally, of her life with her aunts, that she misses Philadelphia, of her visit to a foster house, and the visitors she receives.

Kitty regales her relative Rebecca with the details of a difficult journey by coach, her visit to see family, and apologizes for not writing sooner.

Rebecca informs her sister-in-law Maria of the latest novel she is sending and updates her on the health of family members and her brothers' involvement with the general election.

Rebecca tells her sister-in-law Maria about the career of her nephew, Horace, and the new marriage of her niece, Miriam. She also critiques society's preoccupation with material wealth.

Rebecca writes to her sister-in-law Maria, discussing the current social scene in Philadelphia, the financial difficulties of mutual acquaintances, and giving family updates.

Rebecca updates her sister-in-law Maria about the family's recovery from varioloid. While discussing Isaac Leeser's latest publication and relating a Jewish acquaintance's efforts to strengthen the Jewish faith, she expresses her belief that God accepts all faiths.