Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz - July 15, 1837
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Margaret (Peggy) offers her belated condolences to her friends Rebecca and Sarah (Sally) on the death of their mother.
Rebecca tells her sister-in-law Maria the latest news of family and friends, ponders King Solomon's character, and comments on a letter she received from the writer Maria Edgeworth.
Rebecca commiserates with her friend Maria about the health concerns within Maria's family and shares her first impressions of Maria Gist Gratz, Ben's future wife.
Rebecca tells her sister-in-law Maria about the career of her nephew, Horace, and the new marriage of her niece, Miriam. She also critiques society's preoccupation with material wealth.
Miriam writes to her aunt Rebecca, expressing sorrow and sympathies for deaths in their families.
Rebecca tells her brother Ben about a recent meeting with their estranged brother Simon and updates him on news within their shared social circle.