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Title |
Letter |
Dates of Creation |
September 17, 1844 |
Scope & Content |
A letter headed "Leigh, September 17, 1844" from Mary Gilmer to her daughter, Emma Gilmer Breckinridge, at Catawba near, Fincastle telling of her pleasure at the excellent reception that her son George Gilmer was receiving in his political campaign, naming many of the candidates and their home counties, implores Emma to burn the letter as she has quoted from another persons letter and does not want to disclose this breaking of a confidence, tells of her house guests, about John wanting to spend several years at the University [of Virginia] and that she cannot afford to pay for this education, she is very proud of John. Tells of daughter Lucy who wants to take a trip to Georgia and Florida that will cost in excess of $200 that she does not have, and closing with remarks about the good tobacco crop they have harvested this year: "40 hogsheads here and in Flu[vanna]." |
Year Range from |
1844 |
Year Range to |
1844 |
Subjects |
Bad Health Barbecues Beaux Buggy ride Carriage Church College Conventions Debt Democrat (politician) Diseases Distemper Gentlemen Guests Hogsheads Horse Letters Lungs Political activists Political campaigns Political speech Politicians Politics Proceeding School days Speech Swords Tobacco Tobacco Crop Tobacco curing Tobacco curing Tobacco house Tobacco plants Tobacco quality University Whig (political party) |
Search Terms |
Augusta, Georgia Buckingham County, Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia Cumberland County, Virginia Fincastle, Virginia Florida Fluvanna County, Virginia Fredericksburg, Virginia Georgia Key West Lexington Louisa County, Virginia Montgomery County, Virginia Pittsylvania County, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Savannah, Georgia Staunton, Virginia The Springs White Sulphur Springs, Virginia |
People |
Aunt Sarah B, Mr. [Breckinridge] Botts, Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Breckinridge, Cary Breckinridge, Emma Walker Gilmer Breckinridge, Lucy ? Cabell, Lewis Clay, Mr. (Unknown) Cocke, Ivanhoe Daniel, William Gant, Dr. Gauthney, Mrs. Carter Gay, Neal Gilmer family Gilmer, Ann Gilmer, George Henry Gilmer, Harmer Gilmer, John Gilmer, Mary (Polly) House Gilmer, Mary Peachy Gilmer, William Wirt Gratton, Robert Maclean, William Marshall, Miss Mead, Mrs. Page, Jack Preston, Jane Saunders, Ann Witcher, Mr. Woods, Ben |
Collection |
Breckinridge Collection |
Imagefile |
026\196951368.JPG |
Number of images |
4 |
Object Name |
letter |
Object ID |
1969.51.368 |
Extent of Description |
Four pages, size 7 3/4" x 12 1/2" |