Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz - March 08, 1822
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Margaret (Peggy) talks of her boredom and loneliness in Lamberton and asks her friend Rebecca to visit.
Rachel updates to cousin Rebecca on her health, thanks her for sending mutton, and expresses concern about the health of Rebecca's sister. Rachel's daughter Richea also enquires about Sally's health.
Rebecca tells her sister-in-law Maria about the activities of her two younger sons who are staying with Rebecca and expresses her dismay at the war with native American tribes.
Rebecca writes to her brother Ben, urging him to visit in the winter and discusses the health of family members, marriages of their friends, and a dispute between a Scottish professor and a Philadelphia lawyer.
Rebecca shares her thoughts on the Margaret Eaton affair (Petticoat affair) with her sister-in-law Maria, details a job offer given to William Henry Furness by a church in Boston, and updates her on the health of family and friends.