Rachel Gratz Moses to Rebecca Gratz - May 23, 1804

Rebecca writes to her friend Maria about the election of bank directors in Philadelphia, discusses the health concerns of their respective family members, and issues sourrounding the death of Gouverneur Morris.

Mary Boswell, Ben Gratz's warden, tells Rebecca of her vacation in Cape May and updates her on family news. Rebecca's niece, Sara Moses, adds a few lines greetings.

Rebecca informs her sister-in-law Maria of a religious disagreement among a few members of the Orphan Asylum, updates her on the health of family and friends, and shares the family's thoughts on the most recent literature.

A personal letter from 'Pe.' in Berlin to 'Elie' dated June 26, 1999. The author expresses strong agreement with Elie's judgments on Kosovo and columns in Dagens Nyheter, crediting Elie with teaching him a lot over 20 years. The author is finishing a stay at Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, planning to travel to Sweden, and recently visited Jerusalem. He mentions Michael potentially becoming a leading political figure and another student of Elie's making an impact. Enclosed are two speeches by 'Andy' (on Sweden and 'deniers') and 'Jamine' (on war/mass murder), which are academic versions of ideas the author worked on in the 90s, inspired by Elie. Pe. conveys deep personal affection, missing Elie's voice, humor, encouragement, and moral strength, and frequently quotes him. The letter concludes with hopes to meet soon and shares family news: his oldest son, John, is marrying at the Swedish Embassy in Paris on October 27th. He also sends love to Marion and asks why she hasn't called, providing a phone number.