Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz - January 05, 1857

Sarah (Sally) and Rebecca write to their brother Ben about Sally's health issues and the supplies they are sending him at his military encampment.

Rebecca tells her friend Maria about their new neighborhood, suggests places between Philadelphia and New York where she and Maria could meet, and updates her on news about their mutual friends.

Rebecca writes to her sister-in-law Maria, outlining the Orphan Asylum's preparations for the impending Cholera outbreak in Philadelphia and gives updates on family and friends.

Writing on the eve of Yom Kippur, Rebecca asks her sister-in-law Maria to forgive her for not writing sooner and updates her on the activities of family and friends.

Worried about her brothers, Rebecca muses to her friend Maria about the physical and financial dangers for merchants, describes the social scene in Philadelphia and relates news of illness and death among acquaintances.

Margaret (Peggy) writes to her friend Rebecca about the hot weather, health, her travels, romance, and social conventions.