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Metadata
Title |
Letter from Eliza Breckinridge to her sister, Mary B. Woodville |
Dates of Creation |
December 1854 19/15/1853 /1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835 |
Scope & Content |
Letter headed "Grove Hill December 1854, Monday morning" from Eliza Breckinridge to her older sister, Mary B. Woodville, telling of her trip from Grove Hill by stage coach to Bonsack, where she caught the [railroad] cars to Lynchburg and stayed with her Uncle Harmer Gilmer. She had dental work done while there and also shopped for a long list of items, wishing she had more money to spend, of the people she met and visited, of her return trip on the cars and stage coach, with a short note about her teacher, Miss Wharton, and all the lessons she had to prepare and say out loud each evening. |
Year Range from |
1854 |
Year Range to |
1854 |
Subjects |
"say the lessons" Baggage Books Cakes Candy Carriage Cologne Dental offices Dentistry Elephants Hack Jewelry Lessons Mill Money Packet boat Railroad cars Reading Roses Sitting rooms Spelling Stagecoaches Store Teeth Teeth repair Trips Verbena (flower) |
Search Terms |
Bonsack, Virginia Breckinridge family Cincinnati, Ohio Gilmer family Grove Hill (residence) Lynchburg Main Street |
People |
Bowyer, Woodville Breckinridge, Cary Breckinridge, Emma Walker Gilmer Breckinridge, George ( William ) Breckinridge, John Carrington, Charles Early, (dentist) Early, Dr. Gilmer, Harmer Gilmer, Isabella (wife of Harmer) Minor, Sally Preston, Tom Reede, Mrs. Richardson, Miss Richardson, Miss Susan Richardson, Mrs. Watts, Lizzy Wharton, Miss White, Mrs. Wilmer, Uncle Woodville, Dr. Woodville, Mary Ann Breckinridge |
Collection |
Breckinridge Collection |
Imagefile |
047\196951493.JPG |
Number of images |
2 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Object ID |
1969.51.493 |
Extent of Description |
Single sheet, size 7 3/4" x 12 1/2" |