Miriam Gratz Moses Cohen to Rebecca Gratz - June 06, 1842
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Rebecca sends well-wishes to her friend Margaret (Peggy) and informs her of her planned trip to New York to see Maria Fenno Hoffman.
Rachel asks her cousin Rebecca to help her husband choose a house for them and tells her about the visit of her deceased stepdaughter's husband and children at her house.
Rebecca updates her brother Ben on news in the extended family, discusses issues regarding schools and schooling, and recounts Fanny Kemble's family troubles prompting her return to England.
Writing to her friend Maria, Rebecca expresses her desire to get together, details her busy schedule after the fire at the Orphan Asylum, and discusses literary works and their critiques.
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 writes to her sister-in-law Maria, commenting on traveling British authors' impressions of America and tells her of a costume party attended by their nieces. She also asks Maria to entertain Charles Hoffman when he visits Kentucky for his literary tour.