and --- away in the western --- Rocks --- above in all quarters. We do not know where to place -------- weeks ago—her said to return in a ------------------------- (a lot)------------------- waiting for hum, or gone by some other opportunity. I thank you my dear Ben for wishing to pay us a visit and indeed I would not have you undergo the perils and anxiety of a journey or have you absent from your family on any account.
Jewish Women's Archive. "Letter from Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz, June 7, 1861page 2." (Viewed on November 21, 2024) <https://jwa.org/media/letter-from-rebecca-gratz-to-benjamin-gratz-1>.