Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz - October 12, [1833]

Rebecca writes to her friend Maria, expressing great concern about the health of Maria's sister Harriet and updates her on various family members and mutual friends.

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, who is traveling back to Lexington after visting the Gratz family in Philadelphia, and updates her on family members and neighbors.

Rebecca tells her sister-in-law Maria of her first meeting with her nephew's newborn son, Gratz Moses, alludes to disruptions at the first national Whig convention, and suggests to discuss passages of scripture together. Her niece Sara adds a note with regards to Maria and her family.

Writing to her sister-in-law Maria from Saratoga Springs, Rebecca critiques the social scene there and tells of the secret marriage of a young girl to a bishop's son, whose father officiated the ceremony.