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Metadata
Title |
Letter |
Dates of Creation |
February 18, 1845 |
Scope & Content |
Letter headed "Leigh Feb 18th 1845" from Mary Gilmer to her daughter, Emma Gilmer Breckinridge, at Grove Hill near Fincastle, Virginia, telling of having received her letter of February 4th and of the condition of sister Lucy Gilmer who has been quite ill and is seeing two doctor and is subsisting on buttermilk, water and light bread at the present, tells of poor Cousin Mildred being near death, mentions the recent deaths of Sally Cam[p]bell Preston and Mr. Anthony. |
Year Range from |
1845 |
Year Range to |
1845 |
Subjects |
Illness Doctors Buttermilk Water Bread Fever Death Injections Headache Riding Prayer Letters Letter writing |
Search Terms |
Grove Hill (residence) Leigh, residence in Albemarle Co, VA Hardins Tavern (Albemarle County, Virginia) Albemarle County, Virginia Fincastle Botetourt Co., Virginia |
People |
Gilmer, Lucy Gilmer, Mary Peachy Gilmer, Mary (Polly) House Gilmer family Breckinridge, Emma Walker Gilmer Preston, Jane Minor, Lucy Gilmer, Aunt Watts, Mrs. Anthony, Mrs. Anderson, Dr. Blane, Mr. Blane, Mrs. Garth, Mr. Mildred, Cousin Preston, Mrs. Sallie Campbell |
Collection |
Breckinridge Collection |
Imagefile |
028\196951378.JPG |
Number of images |
2 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Object ID |
1969.51.378 |
Extent of Description |
Single sheet, size 7 3/4" x 12 1/2" |