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Title |
Letter |
Dates of Creation |
May 26, 1842 |
Scope & Content |
Letter headed "Catawba May 26th 1842" from Emma Breckinridge to her husband Cary Breckinridge, Esq, at Leesburg, Virginia and forwarded back to Fincastle on June 8, 1842. An interesting letter detailing what is happening at home while Cary is traveling with their son James, tells of planting and replanting tobacco, corn, picking strawberries, field work, laying floors in the mill, some problems on the farm and some family news. |
Year Range from |
1842 |
Year Range to |
1842 |
Subjects |
Barnyard Brazil tobacco Calves Corn cut worms Death Family news Fencing Floors Gardens Journal Journey Mills Music music teacher Nails Planting Ploughs Potatoes red coats muster replanting Salt School Sheep Strawberries Teachers tobacco plants veal |
Search Terms |
Amsterdam, Virginia Catawba (home of Cary and Emma Gilmer Breckinridge) Fincastle Leesburg, Virginia Virginia |
People |
Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Book, Mr. Breckinridge, Cary Breckinridge, Cary, Jr. Breckinridge, Elizabeth Breckinridge, Emma Gilmer Breckinridge, Emma Walker Gilmer Breckinridge, Gilmer Breckinridge, James Breckinridge, Mary Gill, Mr. Godwin, Mrs Logan, Mr. Logan, Mrs. Loveless, (unknown) Martin, Mr. Nichols, (unknown) Oliver, Lucy Page, Miss Pendell, Mr. Radford, Mr. Stanly, Mr. Watts, Ma Watts, Sister |
Collection |
Breckinridge Collection |
Imagefile |
006\196951304.JPG |
Number of images |
4 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Object ID |
1969.51.304 |
Extent of Description |
Four leaves, size 8" x 10" |