Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Letter |
Dates of Creation |
February 10, 1843 |
Scope & Content |
Letter headed "Catawba Feb 10th 1843" from Mary Ann Breckinridge to her Grandma Mary Gilmer at Leigh telling of the progress her mother is making after the birth of Lucy Breckinridge, who she describes as "the fattest and largest baby ever saw and has black hair and dark eyes", about knitting a pair of socks for the baby, that her father is on a business trip to Lynchburg, and about how much they miss Gilmer Breckinridge who is staying at Leigh. |
Year Range from |
1843 |
Year Range to |
1843 |
Subjects |
Business Cold weather Headache Health Knitting Letters Socks Travel |
Search Terms |
Catawba (home of Cary and Emma Gilmer Breckinridge) Indiana Lynchburg, Virginia |
People |
Breckinridge, Cary Breckinridge, Elizabeth Breckinridge, Emma Walker Gilmer Breckinridge, Gilmer Breckinridge, Lucy ? Breckinridge, Mary Ann Gilmer, Lucy Gilmer, Mary (Polly) House Watts family Watts, Ann Watts, Aunt Watts, William |
Collection |
Breckinridge Collection |
Imagefile |
006\196951327.JPG |
Number of images |
2 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Object ID |
1969.51.327 |
Extent of Description |
Single sheet, size 6 1/4" x 10 1/4" |