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Title |
Letter |
Dates of Creation |
November 13, 1836 |
Scope & Content |
Letter headed "Catawba, Nov. 13th 1836" from Emma Breckinridge to her sister, Lucy Gilmer, at Mr. Persico's Seminary in Richmond, Virginia. News of the family and neighbors -- the Gambles have left Grove Hill, the Watts children had whooping cough, and George Leyburn is going to China to be a missionary after he married Elizabeth Moseley. |
Year Range from |
1836 |
Year Range to |
1836 |
Subjects |
Accidents Carriage Family Gossip Letters Marriage Missionaries Scholarships School Visitors Writing |
Search Terms |
Albemarle County, Virginia Buckingham County, Virginia Catawba (home of Cary and Emma Gilmer Breckinridge) China Fincastle Fincastle, Virginia Persico's Seminary [Richmond, Virginia] Richmond, Virginia |
People |
Blair, Mrs. Bowyer, Nancy Breckinridge, Gilmer Breckinridge, Emma Walker Gilmer Breckinridge, Mary Breckinridge, Mr. Burwell, Mrs. Carr, Judge Drew, Mrs. Gamble, Cary Gamble, Sister Gilmer, Harmer Gilmer, Isabella (wife of Harmer) Gilmer, Lucy Gilmer, Mary Grattan, Patsy Grattan, Robert Harrison, Mrs. Henniger, Mrs. Leyburn, George Mosely, Elizabeth Mosely, Mrs. ? Trigg, Aunt Utz, Mrs. Watts, Mr. Wharton, Mrs. |
Collection |
Breckinridge Collection |
Imagefile |
005\196951212.JPG |
Number of images |
4 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Object ID |
1969.51.212 |
Extent of Description |
1- 4 pages, size 8" x 10" |