Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz - November 14, 1836

Rebecca tells her friend Maria of her grief over the death of her young relative Miriam Etting Myers, and continues to express her concern about Maria's stepdaughter's relations with an actor.

Rebecca writes to her friend Maria, expressing her concern for a friend who recently lost her mother, and tells her about the publications of children's Bible stories by two female friends.

Rebecca updates her sister-in-law Maria about the family's recovery from varioloid. While discussing Isaac Leeser's latest publication and relating a Jewish acquaintance's efforts to strengthen the Jewish faith, she expresses her belief that God accepts all faiths.

Shinah writes to her niece Rebecca...

Rebecca updates her sister-in-law Maria on family and friends, comments on the Kentucky senatorial election, and expresses her distaste for politics. Hyman then shows his disappointment over the loss of Henry Clay to Andrew Jackson.

Rebecca writes to her sister-in-law Maria about her nieces and nephews receiving the Smallpox vaccine and reflects on mortality and her grief over the loss of multiple family members in the past.