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Metadata
Title |
Letter |
Dates of Creation |
October 8, 1842 |
Scope & Content |
Letter headed "Oak Lands Oct. 8th 1842" from Mary Ann Breckinridge to her mother at Catawba, hand-carried by Mr. Holcombe telling of events at her school, illnesses in the family and family visiting. A portion of this letter is by Mary Peachy Gilmer telling about how much she dislikes her teacher Miss Kate, whom she describes as "very disagreeable and always quarreling"; also that Miss Kate wants Mary to sleep with her every night, news of family travels, a dress she wants made, a pen knife and quills to make better pens for her writings and pleads for her sister to write often. |
Year Range from |
1842 |
Year Range to |
1842 |
Subjects |
Babies Bibles Court houses Dress Family news gold beads Illness Lessons Medical treatment Music lessons Muslin Pen knife Pins Quills, (writing objects) Sulky Sunday schools Visiting |
Search Terms |
Catawba (home of Cary and Emma Gilmer Breckinridge) Franklin Court Oaklands (residence), Roanoke County, Virginia Richmond, Virginia |
People |
Bozzaotra, E. (music teacher) Breckinridge, Cary Breckinridge, Emma Walker Gilmer Breckinridge, Gilmer Breckinridge, Mary Ann Gilmer, George Henry Gilmer, John Gilmer, Lucy Gilmer, Mary Peachy Griffin, Dr, ? Holcombe, James Holcombe, William James Lewis, Letty Peyton, Mr. ? Peyton, Mrs. ? Peyton, Susan Preston, Lizzie Watts Preston, Mr. Thomas Lewis Saunders, Peter Watts, Alice Watts, Ann Watts, James Watts, Mrs. Whorton, Mrs. |
Collection |
Breckinridge Collection |
Imagefile |
006\196951317.JPG |
Number of images |
4 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Object ID |
1969.51.317 |
Extent of Description |
Four leaves, size 8" x 10" |