Frances Gratz Etting to Rebecca Gratz, Sarah Gratz, and Rachel Gratz Moses - February 11, 1803

Rebecca writes to her sister-in-law Maria, discussing racial violence in Philadelphia and Charleston and updates her on the health and travels of family and friends. She also details an incident of four boys from the Orphan Asylum getting in trouble for stealing apples.

After six weeks of silence, Rebecca urges her sister-in-law Maria to write. She also expands on her sense of loss after her niece Miriam got married and critiques the actions of trade unions.

Rebecca writes to her sister-in-law Maria, questioning the origins of the Christian holiday, Twelfth Night, and informs her on the reception of the writer Harriet Martineau in Philadelphia. She also updates her on the shipment of Maria's cloaks.

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 writes to her brother Ben, sharing news of the sudden death of an old family friend, Ogden Hoffman, and a recent fire in Philadelphia.