Phebe Downing letter to Thomas Rotch, Cedarswamp, Long Island, 3rd of 12 mo 1821

Phebe Downing asks for news of the Rotches in Ohio country and informs the Rotches of her own poor health, confined to the house for several weeks, her daughter's child is ill and several grandchildren have died in less than four weeks. Silas Downing adds a note to the end of the letter. He discusses the upheaval in the Society of Friends but refuses to be more specific in letter form. 7.85" x 12.5" (20 by 31 cm