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Rebecca Gratz Correspondence
Rebecca gives extensive advice to her sister-in-law Maria on establishing an Orphan Asylum in Lexington in response to the Cholera epidemic that summer.
Rebecca Gratz Correspondence
Rebecca tells her sister-in-law Maria about the drama surrounding the marriage of the actress Fanny Kemble. She also gives updates on family and friends.
Rebecca Gratz Correspondence
Deeply affected by the death of her estranged brother Simon, Rebecca gives her sister-in-law Maria a detailed account of his last days and expresses hope that the family's relationship with his children can be restored.
Rebecca Gratz Correspondence
Rebecca gives updates to her sister-in-law Maria on family and friends and asks for clarification on a possible antisemitic comment made by politician Henry Clay.
Rebecca Gratz Correspondence
Rebecca tells her sister-in-law Maria of the recent death of her niece Maria Hays and discusses Judaism and Christianity and her belief that God accepts different kinds of worship.
Rebecca Gratz Correspondence
Rebecca tells her sister-in-law Maria of the deaths of Becky Cohen, her cousin, and Joseph Marx, her niece's father-in-law, and comments on the meaning of suffering. She also remarks on the portrait of Eliza Blair, Maria's sister.
Rebecca Gratz Correspondence
Rebecca expresses relief at her sister-in-law Maria's recovery from serious illness and shares updates on the health and education of family and friends.
Rebecca Gratz Correspondence
Rebecca writes to her sister-in-law Maria, discussing the newly published letters of John Randolph, a Virginian politican, and tells of the long romance between two of her acquaintances.
Rebecca Gratz Correspondence
Rebecca writes to her sister-in-law Maria about the current state of politics and the upcoming presidential inauguration, recent literature she has read, and gives her updates on family and friends.
Rebecca Gratz Correspondence
Rebecca writes to her sister-in-law Maria, outlining the Orphan Asylum's preparations for the impending Cholera outbreak in Philadelphia and gives updates on family and friends.
