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Title |
Letter |
Dates of Creation |
October 23, 1835 |
Scope & Content |
Letter without a heading postmarked October 23, 1835, Fincastle, Virginia, from Emma Breckinridge and her sister Lucy to their mother, Mary Gilmer, at Leigh, near Hardins Tavern in Albemarle County, Virginia. They mention several family friends who have visited in the past few weeks hoping to see Mary Gilmer before she returned to Albemarle County. Tell of making clothes and Lucy is looking for a way to return home to Albemarle County as Emma is about to move into her newly finished house. She is buying lime to use as whitewash for walls. Lucy is enquiring about letters she has received in Albemarle since she has been in Botetourt. |
Year Range from |
1835 |
Year Range to |
1835 |
Subjects |
Bonnets Clothes Clothing & dress Draperies Families Handkerchiefs House construction Letters Muslin Travel Visits whitewash |
Search Terms |
Albemarle County, Virginia Buford's [Tavern] Fincastle Halifax County, Virginia Hardins Tavern (Albemarle County, Virginia) Leigh, residence in Albemarle Co, VA Richmond, Virginia |
People |
Archer, Ella Bowyer, [Mr. and Mrs.] Breckinridge, Emma Gilmer Burwell, Col. Burwell, Patsy Donald, Mr. and Mrs. Gilmer, Harmer Gilmer, Lucy Gilmer, Mary (Polly) House Gilmer, Mary Peachy Radford, Mr. Ross, Eliza Wharton, Mr. |
Collection |
Breckinridge Collection |
Imagefile |
005\196951195A.JPG |
Number of images |
4 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Object ID |
1969.51.195A |
Extent of Description |
1- 4 pages, size 7 3/4" x 12 1/2" |