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Metadata
Title |
Letter |
Dates of Creation |
August 3, 1823 |
Scope & Content |
Letter dated August 3, 1823 from William Gilmer, Liberty, to his sister Emma W. Gilmer, care of Peter Minor, Charlottesville, postmarked August 7th. Includes note from Emma's mother giving her father's permission to join a dancing school at "Uncle Peter's". Describes an unsuccessful hunting trip in the mountains around the Peaks of Otter. |
Year Range from |
1823 |
Creator |
Gilmer, William |
Year Range to |
1823 |
Subjects |
Bacon Bears Bread Camp cookery Cooking Dance dancing school Deer Families Guns Hunting Knives Pistols saddle bags |
Search Terms |
Charlottesville, VA Flat Top Mountain Liberty (now Bedford), Virginia Lynchburg, Virginia Terry Woods |
People |
Carr, Miss Gilmer, Emma Walker Gilmer, Mary (Polly) House Gilmer, WIlliam Kennedy, Mr. Minor, Peter Redd, Edmund Steptoe, Mrs. |
Collection |
Breckinridge Collection |
Imagefile |
007\19695186.JPG |
Number of images |
4 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Object ID |
1969.51.086 |
Extent of Description |
1-7 3/4" x 10" |