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Title |
Letter |
Dates of Creation |
October 8, 1819 |
Scope & Content |
Letter dated October 8, 1819 from E. (Elizabeth?) Trist, at Ridgeway, postmarked Charlottesville, to Mrs. Mary Gilmer, in Liberty, Bedford County, Virginia. Refers to sale of land in Henry County, crops, neighbors, and family. Mrs. Trist was returning from a stay at Monticello and mentions that Mr. Jefferson had been ill, but planned to travel to Poplar Forest in about 10 days. |
Year Range from |
1819 |
Creator |
Trist, E. |
Year Range to |
1819 |
Subjects |
Carriages & coaches Children Cotton Crops Family Figs Grapes Land Luggage School Tobacco Villages |
Search Terms |
Charlottesville, VA Farmington (residence) Liberty (now Bedford), Virginia Monticello Poplar Forest (residence) Ridgeway (residence) Winchester, Virginia |
People |
Boyd, Widow Brown, Mrs. Burwell, Mr.? Carr, Mr. L. Gilmer, Mary (Polly) House Gilmer, Peachy Ridgway Jefferson, Thomas Minor, John Minor, Lucy Minor, Mr. ? Randolph, James Rapp, Mr. Scott, Eliza Trist, Aunt E. |
Collection |
Breckinridge Collection |
Imagefile |
006\19695176.JPG |
Number of images |
4 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Object ID |
1969.51.076 |
Extent of Description |
1-8" x 9 3/4" |