Sarah (Sally) Myers Cohen to Rebecca Gratz - May 15, 1808
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Rebecca expresses her sorrow to her sister-in-law Maria that her dying brother Simon does not want to see her and the family. She also updates her on the health and travels of family and friends and the literature she is reading.
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