Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz - December 12, 1858
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Rebecca thanks her niece Miriam for entrusting her son, Gratz, to her care as she parts with him.
Writing to her sister-in-law Maria, Rebecca expresses her concern about Cary's health after an accident. She also shares details about her brother Simon's long-standing personal and financial disagreements with the rest of the family.
Rebecca tells her sister-in-law Maria about the aftermath of Yellow Fever in the South and discusses the effects of slavery on rich Southern women.
Rebecca tells her sister-in-law Maria about the health of family members and friends, particuarly about Ellen Hays Etting, whose newborn recently died. She also discusses the literature she is reading.
Rebecca sends her condolences to her brother Ben and his wife Maria on the recent death of their eldest son Benjamin and invites them to Philadelphia.