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Dates of Creation |
08/27/1877 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859 |
Scope & Content |
Letter headed Banking House of Bassett & Bassett, Washinton County, Brenham, Texas, June 20th, 1879, Feb.14th, 1879 from Jeff Bassett to his sister in law Eliza Breckinridge telling of her last letter being missent to Fincastle, Texas, a place he had not heard of, comments on his daughter Ida's grades in deportment and manners at the school she is attending at Grove Hill, also on the book "The Blue and the Grey" that Julia Breckinridge has written and is seeking to have published and he has offered advice abouut the publishing process, he plans to send he a copy of a Frenchman: Gaborieau's novel "Marriage at a Venture", that he is enclosing $20 for Ida's expenses and her mother is sendinmg material for a new dress, that his family is all learning to swim like "ducks" and his intentions to write more later. |
Year Range from |
1879 |
Creator |
Jeff Bassett |
Year Range to |
1879 |
Subjects |
"Marriage at a Venture" by Gaborieau "Seaside Library" "The Blue and the Grey" by Julia Breckinridge American, citizen Character Deportment Englishman Enterprises, Business Frenchman Heroes Manners Material Novels Postmaster Publishers Scot Washerwomen |
Search Terms |
Bassett and Bassett, bank in Branham, TX Branham, Texas Fincastle, Texas Fincastle, Virginia Texas |
People |
Bassett, Ida Bassett, Jefferson Bassett, Jodie Bassett, Lucy Bassett, Virginia Breckinridge, Eliza Breckinridge, Emma Walker Gilmer Breckinridge, Julia Anthony Scott, Walter |
Collection |
Breckinridge Collection |
Imagefile |
064\196951761.JPG |
Number of images |
4 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Object ID |
1969.51.761 |
Extent of Description |
5 1/2" x 9" four pages |