Miriam Gratz Moses Cohen to Rebecca Gratz - January 12, 1857

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 sister-in-law Ann of all the family and friends that have visited and stayed with her in Philadelphia. She also commends the actress Fanny Kemble for her dramatic readings of Shakespeare.

Rebecca sends further condolences to her brother Ben on the death of his wife, Maria, and updates him on family news.

Rebecca writes to her sister-in-law Ann about how the family is adjusting after the death of her brother-in-law, Reuben Etting. She also updates her on how her niece Sara is settling in in Montreal and comments on Henry Clay losing the Whig presidential nomination to Zachary Taylor.