Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz - October 22, 1838
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Sarah (Sally) writes to her cousin Rebecca regarding family visits and travels, thoughts on marital unions, and family health. Aunt Bell adds a brief note to her niece Sarah.
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 tells her sister-in-law Maria that her family has postponed their travels to Kentucky, due to the spread of Cholera. She also discusses the tragic death of a Louisana judge and announces the arrival of President Jackson and captured native leaders to Philadelphia.
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 writes to her brother Ben, urging him to visit in the winter and discusses the health of family members, marriages of their friends, and a dispute between a Scottish professor and a Philadelphia lawyer.