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Title |
envelope |
Dates of Creation |
10/13/1861 9/22/1859 |
Scope & Content |
Letter headed Sunday Oct. 13th from Julia Anthony Breckinridge to her husband Gilmer telling of events at home, wishing him to write more often, of planning to send a box of supplies from Grove Hill to Gilmer, his brother James has visited and talked of his sweetheart, found out that the trunk which has been missing for several months has been sent home to Grove Hill, Capt. Whittle has gone back to the York River, William Whittle has gone to England with Senators Mason and Slidell, several are ill in the neighborhood, some completely bed ridden, people are gathering winter clothing for the troops and Julia wishes Gilmer could get a furlough to come home and pick up these supplies, of plans to go down to Richmond to see a dentist for her teeth, suggests that Buchanan is doing the least for southern troops of any place in the Southern Confederacy, that stamps are very scarce now, she is in a hurry to finish the letter so she can send it to Capt. Anderson who is returning to Fairfax with supplies for his troops. |
Year Range from |
1861 |
Creator |
Julia Breckinridge |
Year Range to |
1861 |
Subjects |
Baby Bad roads Carpets Chestnuts Church Cloaks Confederacy Curtains Dentistry Depot Dolls Envelopes Fire Flour & meal industry Furlough Hat Horseback Letter Mill Neighbors Overcoats Packages Shirts Sick Store Sweetheart Trunks Typhoid fever Winter clothing |
Search Terms |
Breckinridge family Buchanan, Virginia England Fincastle, Virginia Goochland County, Virginia Grove Hill (residence) Lynchburg, Virginia Richmond, Virginia York River |
People |
Allen, Robert Anderson, Capt. Anthony, Deborah Anthony, Jordan Breckinridge, Gilmer Breckinridge, Cary Breckinridge, Eliza Breckinridge, Emma Walker Gilmer Breckinridge, George ( William ) Breckinridge, James Breckinridge, John Breckinridge, Julia Anthony Buck, William Buford, Capt. Carter, Mrs. Douthat, Henry Fort, Col. Fort, Mrs. Johnston, Henry Johnston, Mrs. Henry Kern, Dr. Mason, Senator Mayo, Dr. Medley, Mr. Medley, Mr. Minnegerode, Dr. (Unknown) Pendleton, Dr. Slidell, Sen. Taylor, Mr. Valentine, Mr. Whittle, Capt. Whittle, William Wood, Dr. |
Collection |
Breckinridge Collection |
Imagefile |
054\196951628.JPG |
Number of images |
4 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Object ID |
1969.51.628 |
Extent of Description |
7 3/4" x 12 1/2" single sheet |