Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz - February 01, 1857
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Rebecca writes to her brother Ben about the birth of their niece's son, Horace Moses Joseph, the death of their brother-in-law, Solomon Moses, and the improving health of their sister.
Rebecca tells her sister-in-law Maria of the Smallpox outbreak in Philadelphia and having her nieces and nephews revaccinated. She also ponders the unpredicability of life after the death of her sister Rachel.
Rebecca writes about her brother Benjamin's recent travel accident, the on-going Gratz - Cohen family legal dispute, her own legal suit, her intellectual interests at the moment, new housing for friends, the missing delivery of household goods, and news of the health and death of various family and friends.
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 of the visits by the husband of the late Harriet (Maria's sister) and updates her on the health of various family members.
Rebecca writes to her brother Ben, giving updates and opinions on the courtships of her nieces and nephews, the health struggles of their brother Jacob, and tells him of the lectures she enjoyed on Jewish history.