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Dates of Creation |
03/27/1834 |
Scope & Content |
Letter headed Catawba 27 March1834 from Lucy Gilmer and Emma Breckinridge to their brothers Hamer and Frank in Albemarle County. Lucy playfully offering to find a potential bride for Harmer to assure him a good choice, she names a few girls he should not consider, wants Harmer to come to Botetourt to live, discusses the use of a deer skin of Harmers. Emma writes Frank that she is glad to hear he is a good student and wishes him well when he enters the University, asks for a report on the wheat crop in Albemarle, says it was extremely cold in Botetourt the past winter, tells that Aunt Lucy's land is for sale and wishes they could buy it and carry their house in Botetourt there, tells of her children and sends love to all the family at Ridgeway and Edgemont. Letter addressed to Mr. Peachy H. [Harmer] Gilmer, Leigh, Hardins Tavern, Albemarle. Post mark is stamped Fincastle March 31. |
Year Range from |
1834 |
Creator |
Lucy Walker Gilmer and Emma Gilmer Breckinridge |
Year Range to |
1834 |
Subjects |
Bashful damsels Death Deer skin Engagement Humor Intelligence Kissing Land Land sale Laziness Marriage scribble Seed Sister sister in law Students Tomatoes Weather Wheat Wife |
Search Terms |
Albemarle County, Virginia Botetourt Catawba (home of Cary and Emma Gilmer Breckinridge) Edgemont [home near Charlottesville] Fincastle, Virginia Hardins Tavern (Albemarle County, Virginia) Leigh, residence in Albemarle County, VA Ridgeway (residence) The University [of Virginia] |
People |
Aunt Lucy Breckinridge, Emma Walker Gilmer Breckinridge, John Breckinridge, Mary Ann Gilmer, Frank Gilmer, Harmer Gilmer, Lucy Gilmer, Mary (Polly) House Gilmer, Peachy Ridgway Gilmer, William [Brother] Lewis, Mildred (Mrs.) Minor, Lucy Terrill, Mary Waters |
Collection |
Breckinridge Collection |
Imagefile |
063\196951175.JPG |
Number of images |
4 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Object ID |
1969.51.175 |
Extent of Description |
4 pages, 7 3/4" x 9 3/4" |