Rebecca Gratz to Anna (Annie) Gratz Clay - July 17, [1863]

Writing to her sick sister-in-law Maria after he visit to Philadelphia, Rebecca expresses her desire to see her again and gives updates on the health and travels of family and friends.

Rebecca tells her sister-in-law Maria of the deaths of Becky Cohen, her cousin, and Joseph Marx, her niece's father-in-law, and comments on the meaning of suffering. She also remarks on the portrait of Eliza Blair, Maria's sister.

Writing to her niece Annie, Rebecca talks about the death of Robert Griffith Hays, the son of Sally and Isaac Hays, and praises an author's tribute to Washington Irving after his death. She also gives her updates on the health and travels of family and friends.

On her nephew Cary's birthday, Rebecca expresses her regard for her sister-in-law Maria's sons, and updates her on the unapproved courtship between her niece, Miriam Etting, and a southern doctor and the health of family and friends.

Rebecca writes to her sister-in-law Maria, describing the layout of her family's new home on Boston Row and updates her on the travels of family and friends.