<p style='text-align: justify;'>Minna and Julie Simon write to Heinrich on his eighteenth birthday. Minna states that her only interest in life now is the success and good conduct of her children and advises Heinrich to choose a path of moral rectitude. Julie writes about the latest family and town news and gossip.</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>Note(s):</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>Based on the contextual information, this undated letter was most likely written (and sent together with SIM/1/224) around 26 October 1823, on the occasion of Heinrich's 18th on 29 October.</p>