Rachel Gratz Etting and Solomon Etting to Rebecca Gratz - September 24, 1809

In writing to her friend Maria, Rebecca muses about the difference in the social and romantic life in Maria's family compared to her own and her single brothers.

Sarah (Sally) thanks her cousin Rebecca for her attention, notes her family's improved health, and the alarming recent arson attempts in the city.

Rebecca tells her niece Miriam of the grief the family is experiencing after the death of her nephew Cary Gratz in battle. Anxious that mail service between the North and South may soon be interrupted, she also gives updates on the health and whereabouts of the extended family.

Margaret (Peggy) writes two notes to her friend Rebecca. In one, she asks Rebecca to reveal the person she referred to only by initials. In the other, Peggy makes arrangements for them to meet at a mutual friend's house.