Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz - July 05, 1833

Horace updates his Aunt Maria on the health and travels of family members and friends. Rebecca adds a note, discussing the character of their niece's new fiancé and furnishings she bought for Maria's home.

Writing on the eve of Yom Kippur, Rebecca asks her sister-in-law Maria to forgive her for not writing sooner and updates her on the activities of family and friends.

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.

Margaret (Peggy) advises her friend Rebecca about Baltimore's social scene after returning from Philadelphia to New Jersey.

Rebecca writes to her brother Ben about the death of their sister Richea and her burial.

Rebecca tells her sister-in-law Maria of her first meeting with her nephew's newborn son, Gratz Moses, alludes to disruptions at the first national Whig convention, and suggests to discuss passages of scripture together. Her niece Sara adds a note with regards to Maria and her family.