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Title |
Letter dated December 27, 1847 from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to Mary Ann Breckinridge |
Dates of Creation |
December 27, 1847 |
Scope & Content |
Letter headed "Grove Hill Decr 27th 1847" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her daughter Mary Ann who is going to Mrs. Mead's school in Richmond this year, telling of Mary Peachy and George Wilmer moving into their new home called Catawba which was built by Cary Breckinridge when he and Emma were first married, about the bad weather they are having, building a new ice house at Grove Hill, and lot of news about the family. |
Year Range from |
1847 |
Year Range to |
1847 |
Subjects |
Bad weather Business Church Crying Dairy Eggnog Fire Furniture Holiday house furnishings Household furniture Household supplies Housekeeping Houses Ice houses Letters Snow Town Waistcoats Write Xmas |
Search Terms |
Catawba (home of Cary and Emma Gilmer Breckinridge) Fincastle Fincastle, Virginia Gilmer family Grove Hill (residence) Oaklands (residence), Roanoke County, Virginia Richmond, VA |
People |
Breckinridge, Cary Breckinridge, Cary, Jr. Breckinridge, Emma Jane Breckinridge, Emma Walker Gilmer Breckinridge, George ( William ) Breckinridge, Mary Gilmer, John Gilmer, Mary (Polly) House Kate, Miss ( children's teacher at Oaklands) Lancaster, Anthony Wilmer Lancaster, Deborah Lancaster, Mrs. Mead, Mrs. Phil, Uncle [slave of Mary Gilmer Watts, Alice Wilmer, George Wilmer, Mary Peachy Gilmer |
Collection |
Breckinridge Collection |
Imagefile |
043\196951428.JPG |
Number of images |
4 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Object ID |
1969.51.428 |
Extent of Description |
Four pages, size 8" x 10" |