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Title |
Letter |
Dates of Creation |
May 28, 1845 |
Scope & Content |
Letter headed "Leigh [May 27th 1845]"from Emma Breckinridge to her husband Cary at Grove Hill near Fincastle, Botetourt telling of her plans to return home soon from her mothers, will leave baby John at Leigh because of the danger of whooping cough at Grove Hill, family news and requests certain items be sewn and flower boxes be built for the plants he is bringing from Albemarle, mentions various people who have visited at Leigh, tells of her plans to meet at Buchanan where she may ford the James River rather then cross the bridge [and pay the toll]. |
Year Range from |
1845 |
Year Range to |
1845 |
Subjects |
Asafetida gel Bath Tub Books Bracelets Bridges Candy Churchman (publication) Conventions Dress Flower gardens Flowers Food Fords (Stream crossings) Garrets Hair Horse Keys (Hardware) Kissing Lamps Letters Medication Obituary Passage Plants Post offices Quilts Riding Shrubs Skirts Strawberries Tame fox Town Travel Tree Trunks |
Search Terms |
Botetourt Buchanan, VA Buck, Cary Breckinridge's riding horse Churchman, magazine Fincastle Gilmer family Grove Hill (residence) Hardins Tavern (Albemarle County, Virginia) James River Leigh, residence in Albemarle County, VA Richmond, VA Shakespeare's plays Whig party |
People |
Betsey (slave) Breckinridge, Cary Breckinridge, Cary, Jr. Breckinridge, Emma Walker Gilmer Breckinridge, John Breckinridge, Mary Breckinridge, Mary Carter, John Carter, Lucy Carter, Mr. Dabney, Mildred Dolley, (Cary Breckinridge slave) Gilmer, Ann Gilmer, Aunt Lucy Minor Gilmer, Isabella (wife of Harmer) Gilmer, Lucy Gilmer, Mary (Polly) House Gilmer, Mary Peachy Grattan, Patsy Grattan, Robert Harrison, Mrs. Logan, Mr. Louisa, (Breckinridge slave w/ baby girl b. August 1843) Maria (slave of Cary Breckinridge) Mead, Mr. Minor, Aunt Lucy Gilmer Noland, Louisa Phil, Uncle [slave] Tucker, Lelia Wilson, house servant (slave) of Mary Gilmer Woods, Mrs Woods, Mrs. Dr. |
Collection |
Breckinridge Collection |
Imagefile |
042\196951394.JPG |
Number of images |
4 |
Object Name |
Correspondence |
Object ID |
1969.51.394 |
Extent of Description |
Four pages, size 8" x 10" |