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Title |
Letter from Julia Anthony to Eliza Breckinridge |
Dates of Creation |
March 5, 1859 |
Scope & Content |
Letter headed "Buchanan March 5 [1859]" from Julia M. Anthony to Eliza Breckinridge [in Williamsburg] telling of many illnesses in Buchanan, that life is very dull in Botetourt County, about her upcoming trip to Richmond to get treated for a cough which is slowly going away, her friends at the "Boarding School" had been to a party at her brother's home and gave a graphic description of the talking by one of the young men: "there's a 'cheer' here if any of you want to set down", "another I understand asked the pleasure of 'jogging' with one of the young ladies", inquires about her old school friends in Williamsburg, and closes with overwritten lines telling of the death of James Allen who had died on March 6, 1859. |
Year Range from |
1859 |
Creator |
Julia. M. Anthony |
Year Range to |
1859 |
Subjects |
"cheer" [chair] "jogging" [dancing] Boarding schools Brides Children Cough Death Doctor Friends Gentlemen Graphic description Illness Judge Medical treatment News Party Pneumonia Profession of faith Profession of religion School Slang Telegraph Town Travel Typhoid fever |
Search Terms |
Buchanan, Virginia Fincastle Grove Hill (residence) Lexington Presbyterian Church Lexington, Virginia Richmond, Virginia |
People |
Allen, Eva Allen, James Ambler, Mrs. Anderson, Colonel Anthony, Jordan Anthony, Julie Breckinridge, Eliza Cabell, Dr. B. H. Glasener, Miss Johnston, Henry Robinson, Stark Watts, Emma Whittle, Sallie |
Collection |
Breckinridge Collection |
Imagefile |
051\196951549.JPG |
Number of images |
4 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Object ID |
1969.51.549 |
Extent of Description |
Four pages, size 5" x 8" |