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Title |
Letter |
Dates of Creation |
February 4, 1840 |
Scope & Content |
Letter headed "Catawba Feb 4th 1840" from Emma Breckinridge at Fincastle, Virginia to her sister, Lucy Gilmer, at Leigh, near Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle, Virginia. Emma is responding to a letter from Lucy to Emma's daughter Mary, and starts with a lecture on being more positive about her life. Mentions that Col. Burwell's barn was destroyed by fire set by an arsonist with much loss of livestock and grain. States "Poor old Nellie brought $4 and offered to her master to aid him under his losses-what would our Northern friends think of that?" Hopes to get a new carriage for her trip to Leigh in the summer, and ends with a summary of conditions with each of her children. |
Year Range from |
1840 |
Year Range to |
1840 |
Subjects |
Barns Carriage Christian Church Cows Depression (Mental state) Fire Gardening Hay Horses Letters Oats Oxen Sewing Travel Wagon harness Wedding |
Search Terms |
Albemarle County, Virginia Buchanan, Virginia Catawba (home of Cary and Emma Gilmer Breckinridge) Fincastle Fincastle, Virginia Hardins Tavern (Albemarle County, Virginia) Leigh, residence in Albemarle County, VA |
People |
B, Mr. [Breckinridge] Breckinridge family Breckinridge, Emma Walker Gilmer Breckinridge, Gilmer Breckinridge, Jimmy (James) Breckinridge, John Breckinridge, Mary Burwell, Col. Butt, Mr. Gilmer, George Henry Gilmer, Harmer Gilmer, Isabella (wife of Harmer) Gilmer, John Gilmer, Lucy Gilmer, Mary (Polly) House Gilmer, Mary Peachy Gilmer, William Wirt Kennerly, Laura Nelly (slave of Col. Burwell) Tunstall, Mr. Wharton, Mr. |
Collection |
Breckinridge Collection |
Imagefile |
005\196951260.JPG |
Number of images |
4 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Object ID |
1969.51.260 |
Extent of Description |
Four leaves, size 8" x 9 3/4" |