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Title |
Letter of September 30, 1847 from Mary Gilmer to Emma Breckinridge |
Dates of Creation |
September 30, 1847 |
Scope & Content |
This letter headed "Leigh Sept 30th 1847" from Mary Gilmer to her daughter, Emma Breckinridge, at Grove Hill near Fincastle Botetourt County, telling of brother William being in Fluvanna assessing the possible sale of this property, a long story about the railroad being located through their property, and the public discussion of the exact location, of the price of 60 shares of railroad stock appreciating from $25 to $60 in a short period, about visits with neighbors and friends, will send a recipe for making bread and several prescriptions to cure certain ailments, about the price of slaves going up in Richmond, quoting that $1,000 is the average, and a young man of the smith's trade brought $1,500, and sends love to the grandchildren. |
Year Range from |
1847 |
Year Range to |
1847 |
Subjects |
Anecdotes Black families Bread Character City life Crops Debates Delegates Engineering & construction Engineers Family Farm affairs Farms Flute, German German flute Harvests Ill health Information Institution Irishman Law Methodist churches Oracle Paper Plantations Presbyterian church Prescriptions Price Public meetings Railroad location Recipes Sale Servants (slaves) Slave auctions Slave markets Slave owners Speech Stock Survey Tartar emetic Transcribe Vote Write |
Search Terms |
England Fluvanna County, Virginia Germany Gilmer family Grove Hill (residence) Hardins Tavern (Albemarle County, Virginia) Leigh, residence in Albemarle County, VA Liberty, VA Louisa, Virginia McAfee Knob Norfolk Richmond, VA Roanoke Staunton, VA |
People |
Anderson, Mrs. (Unknown) B, Mr. [Breckinridge] Barbour, Johnston Breckinridge, Cary Breckinridge, Emma Jane Breckinridge, Emma Walker Gilmer Bushnell, Mr. Christian, Mr. Cousin Mildred Crozet, [Claudius] rairoad engineer Cuper, Mr [Cooper] railroad engineer Gilmer, Harmer Gilmer, Mary (Polly) House Gilmer, WIlliam Grattan, Major Harrison, Dr. Harrison, Lelia Harrison, Marie Hickman, Mr. James, Mr.Flemming (Fleming) Louisa, (Breckinridge slave w/ baby girl b. August 1843 and another in June 1845) Mary Ann, (Cary Breckiridge's slave) Mead, Mrs. Meriweather, Peter Michie, Mr. Minor, Dr. Noland, Mr. Pollard, Mr. and Mrs. Reeves, Mr. Stuart, Sandy Tucker, Mr. Tucker, Mrs. Watts, Anne |
Collection |
Breckinridge Collection |
Imagefile |
043\196951426.JPG |
Number of images |
4 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Object ID |
1969.51.426 |
Extent of Description |
Four pages, size 8" x 10" |