Rachel Gratz Etting to Rebecca Gratz - August 04, 1809

While visiting her sister Becky in New York, Miriam writes to her aunt Rebecca, updating her on the health of family and friends.

Rebecca and her sisters Rachel and Sarah write to their brother Joseph, hoping to receive news from him soon and update him on the health of the family.

Mary Boswell, Ben Gratz's warden, tells Rebecca of her life in Kentucky and relates news of family and friends. She also expresses her wish to see Rebecca again.

Miriam writes to her aunt Rebecca, expressing sorrow over the death of her cousin Elizabeth Rosa Hays Marx.

Rebecca asks her sister-in-law Maria to assist a divorcee from England during her stay in Lexington and to visit Philadelphia during the winter. She also promises to send her a copy of Walter Scott's Fortunes of Nigel.