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Title |
Letter from Mary A. Woodville to her brother, Cary Breckinridge at Chatham, Virginia |
Dates of Creation |
January 11, 1854 19/15/1853 /1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835 |
Scope & Content |
Letter headed "Grove Hill, January 11th, 1854" from Mary A. Woodville to her brother, Cary Breckinridge, Jr., at Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, teasing him about his poor spelling and praising his improved handwriting; tells news of his friends who have been home for Christmas and will be returning to school next week; of her husband Lewis who is alone at Glencary; of her Uncle John Gilmer who has sent a copy of his house plan to Grove Hill which she like, but comments: "What a pity he does not have a wife to put in it." Uncle William Gilmer is spending time with them and they enjoy his company, tells of the new overseer Mr. Anderson who started working the first of January, living in the Catawba house, and says he plans to repair "the nine or ten miles of fence" and will make the place look much better. |
Year Range from |
1854 |
Year Range to |
1854 |
Subjects |
Christmas Christmas holiday Dictionaries Examinations Farm Farm animals Fences Handwriting house plans Hunting Lessons Letter Overseers Parties Repair Spelling Wife |
Search Terms |
Breckinridge family Catawba (Original home of Cary and Emma Gilmer Breckinridge) Chatham, Virginia Fincastle Gilmer family Glencary, residence near Sweet Springs Grove Hill (residence) Lexington Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
People |
Anderson, Mr. Bowyer, James Breckinridge, Gilmer Breckinridge, Cary, Jr. Breckinridge, Emma Gilmer Breckinridge, George ( William ) Breckinridge, James Carrington, Campbell Gilmer family Gilmer, George Henry Gilmer, John Gilmer, William Minor, Frank Wilmer, Mr. Woodville, Lewis Woodville, Mary Ann Breckinridge |
Collection |
Breckinridge Collection |
Imagefile |
046\196951478.JPG |
Number of images |
4 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Object ID |
1969.51.478 |
Extent of Description |
Four pages, size 7 1/2" x 10" |