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Title |
Letter |
Dates of Creation |
August 19, 1844 |
Scope & Content |
Letter headed "Oak Lands August 19th 44, Monday evening" from Mary Peachy (Peach) Gilmer to her mother, Mary Gilmer, at Leigh, Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle County, Virginia, telling of inability to write an interesting letter as the reason for her slow response to her mothers previous letter, promises a lot of different information in this letter, about her new music for "the little Elsler dance" all the way from Washington, about visits with various friends and family members, about her cousin Ellen who came from Fort Gibson, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) and about her music lessons going very well. |
Year Range from |
1844 |
Year Range to |
1844 |
Subjects |
Breakfast Corpulence Dress Elsler dance [music] Funny stories Headache Hearts Horseback riding Information Letter writing Letters Music Music education Music lessons Music schools music teacher Note School Tongues Travel |
Search Terms |
Albemarle County, Virginia Big Lick Catawba (home of Cary and Emma Gilmer Breckinridge) Fort Gibson, Indian Territory Hardins Tavern (Albemarle County, Virginia) Leigh, residence in Albemarle County, VA Oaklands (residence), Roanoke County, Virginia Roanoke County Roanoke, Virginia The Lick [Big Lick} Washington, DC |
People |
Anthony, Caroline Anthony, Mrs. Bozzaotra, E. (music teacher) Breckinridge, Lettica Breckinridge, Mary Burwell, Col. Ellen, Cousin Gamble, Mrs. Gilmer, John Gilmer, Lucy Gilmer, Mary (Polly) House Gilmer, Mary Peachy Gilmer, P.R. Gilmer, WIlliam Gwathemy, Mrs.? Gwathmey, Mr. Holcombe, Anne (Watts) Holcombe, James Holcombe, Lucy Ann House, Caroline James, Mr. ? Nannie, Cousin Watts, James Watts, Mr. [William] Watts, Mrs. |
Collection |
Breckinridge Collection |
Imagefile |
025\196951364.JPG |
Number of images |
4 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Object ID |
1969.51.364 |
Extent of Description |
Single sheet, size 8 " x 10" |