Miriam Gratz Moses Cohen and Solomon Cohen to Rebecca Gratz - February 27, 1842

Margaret (Peggy) writes to her friend Rebecca, musing about the significance of April Fools' Day and gives updates on her sister's recovery.

Rebecca tells her sister-in-law Maria the latest news of family and friends, ponders King Solomon's character, and comments on a letter she received from the writer Maria Edgeworth.

Rebecca tells her friend Maria about a portrait she has of Rachel (Rebecca's sister) that her brother-in-law wants and shares health concerns of family and friends.

Rebecca informs her sister-in-law Maria about the clothes she sent, congratulates her on the marriage of her nephew, Henry Hart, and updates her on the health, travels, and activities of family and friends.

Writing in a sorrowful mood, Slowey tells her friend Rebecca about the loss she feels after her best friend's marriage and the visit to her father's and sister's graves.