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Title |
Letter |
Dates of Creation |
August 18, 1842 |
Scope & Content |
Letter headed "Leigh August 18th 1842" from Mary Gilmer to her daughter, Emma Breckinridge, at Catawba near Fincastle, Botetourt, tells of extreme rains with damage to crops, stone fences and water gates washed away, estimated loss of crops produced for the year, plans for William Gilmer's trip to Botetourt with Peachy Gilmer and James Breckinridge have changed and Mary Gilmer is now bringing the children to Catawba, tells of satin shoes for Lucy and Mary Peachy, and describes the proper way to wash and clean wool before it can be sold or used to make cloth. |
Year Range from |
1842 |
Year Range to |
1842 |
Subjects |
Bacon Bats Books Corn crop crop damage Eating Family news flood damages Floods fresh (flooding rains) Hail Mutton Roads satin shoes servants (slaves) Shoes stone fences Storms Tobacco Tobacco Crop Travel Valentines Visiting Visitors watergates Wheat Wool wool picked Wool washed |
Search Terms |
Botetourt Catawba (home of Cary and Emma Gilmer Breckinridge) Fincastle Fluvanna County, Virginia Hardins Tavern (Albemarle County, Virginia) Leigh, residence in Albemarle County, VA Valentine's (Mercantile store in Charlottesville) |
People |
Anderson, Mr. Breckinridge, Cary Breckinridge, Cary, Jr. Breckinridge, Elizabeth Breckinridge, Emma Walker Gilmer Breckinridge, James Garth, Mr. Gilmer, John Gilmer, Lucy Gilmer, Mary (Polly) House Gilmer, Mary Peachy Gilmer, William Wirt Gooch, Mr. Wilson, house servant (slave) of Mary Gilmer |
Collection |
Breckinridge Collection |
Imagefile |
006\196951312-2.JPG |
Number of images |
4 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Object ID |
1969.51.312 |
Extent of Description |
Four leaves, size 8" x 9 3/4" |