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Metadata
Title |
Letter |
Dates of Creation |
February 27, 1835 |
Scope & Content |
Letter from William W. Gilmer to his sister, Emma W. Breckinridge, in Fincastle, Virginia, and headed Leigh (the Gilmer residence) and dated February 27, 1835. Writes about hard times, poor crops, low prices, having no money, and being rejected by a girl he had proposed to, etc. Identifies his age as 30 years, with old age coming quickly, and small prospects for the future. |
Year Range from |
1835 |
Year Range to |
1835 |
Subjects |
Bad weather Clover Correspondence Families Flour Oats Pessimism Ploughs Tobacco Toothaches Wheat |
Search Terms |
Fincastle, Virginia Florida Grove Hill (residence) Leigh, residence in Albemarle County, VA Paris, France |
People |
Breckinridge, Cary, Captain Breckinridge, Emma Walker Gilmer Breckinridge, Mr. Fitch, Miss Gamble, Mr. Gilmer, Frank Gilmer, George Henry Gilmer, Harmer Gilmer, John Gilmer, Lucy Gilmer, William Wirt Kean, Otho Shepherd, Mr. Sherertz, J. Samuel Tucker, Miss M. Watts, Mrs. Wirt, Ellen |
Collection |
Breckinridge Collection |
Imagefile |
004\196851187.JPG |
Number of images |
4 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Object ID |
1969.51.187 |
Extent of Description |
1-8" x 9 1/2" |