Rebecca Gratz to Maria Fenno Hoffman - October 31, 1819
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Miriam writes to her aunt Rebecca, worrying about the wellbeing of her family after nativist and anti-Catholic riots in Philadelphia.
Rebecca tells her friend Maria how much she is missed, inquires about members of her family and discusses the state of the literary journals The Salmagundi and The Port Folio.
Sarah (Sally) updates her friend Maria on her improving health and lists the medical treatments she underwent. Rebecca confirms her sister's account.
After the death of her aunt Maria Gist Gratz, Miriam writes to her aunt Rebecca, reminiscing about Maria and expressing her concern for her uncle Ben and his sons.
Rebecca tells her sister-in-law Maria of the wedding of her niece Ellen Hays and encourages Maria to come for a visit with her children.