 The Letters on Sympathy were first drafted in 1791 or 1792, but published in 1798 alongside a translation of Smith’s Theory of Moral Sentiment and Origins of Language. According to Grouchy’s daughter, Grouchy decided to translate Smith because she needed money. It also provided her with the opportunity to publish her own response to Smith. She ensured that it did not get mistaken for a simple introduction by printing it at the end of the translations, rather than the beginning.