Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
letter |
Dates of Creation |
August 4, 1827 |
Scope & Content |
Letter dated August 4, 1827 from Mary Gilmer to her sons Hamer and Francis at Liberty, Bedford County, Virginia. This was written while she was visiting her mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Fitch, at Bozrah, Connecticut. Postmarked Norwich, Connecticut, August 8, 1827. She tells of her visit and inquires about happenings at home while she has been traveling. |
Year Range from |
1827 |
Creator |
Gilmer, Mary |
Year Range to |
1827 |
Subjects |
Bears Careers Cats Cookies Cucumbers Family Hobby horses huckleberries Kangaroos Plantation owners Plantations Shetland ponies Sidesaddle riding Squirrels Studies Swallows Swimming Tigers Travel Zebras |
Search Terms |
Albemarle County, Virginia Bedford County, Virginia Bozrah, Connecticut Fluvanna County, Virginia Liberty (now Bedford), Virginia New York, New York Norwich |
People |
Cook, (unknown), Mrs. Fitch, Mr. Fitch, Mrs. Fitch, William Gilmer, Francis Walker Gilmer, George Henry Gilmer, Harmer Gilmer, John Gilmer, Lucy Gilmer, Mary (Polly) House Gilmer, Peachy Ridgway Gilmer, WIlliam Godfrey, Mr. (teacher at the New London academy) Mosely, Mrs. ? Steptoe, Mrs. Terry, Mrs. |
Collection |
Breckinridge Collection |
Imagefile |
004\196951105.JPG |
Number of images |
4 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Object ID |
1969.51.105 |
Extent of Description |
1-8" x 9 3/4" |