Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz - March 20, [1863]

Rebecca tells her friend Maria about a reunion with an estranged friend and exchanges news about mutual friends and their respective brothers.

Rebecca tells her niece Miriam of the grief the family is experiencing after the death of her nephew Cary Gratz in battle. Anxious that mail service between the North and South may soon be interrupted, she also gives updates on the health and whereabouts of the extended family.

Rebecca tells her brother Ben how much she is looking forward to the prospect of seeing him and his family. She also updates him on the latest family news.

Rebecca tells her brother Ben how the family copes after the death of their two brothers, Jacob and Hyman. Their brother Jo adds a note, sharing the successful sale of some of their lands.

Writing to her sister-in-law Ann, Rebecca tells of two recent deaths in the family and her nephew Gratz Moses's arrest.