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Title |
Letter |
Dates of Creation |
July 1, 1843 |
Scope & Content |
Letter headed "Friday evening" and post marked seems to be July 1, 1843 from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge and Mary Peachy Gilmer to their sister, Lucy, at Leigh near Hardins Tavern, Albemarle and telling of her plans to have baby Lucy Breckinridge christened, looking for a stand-in Godmother, since Lucy Gilmer cannot be there, about her trip to Roanoke to visit various persons and family members, trying to arrange for Cary to return to Botetourt by stage under the supervision of the driver, hoping Mr. Watts is arranging for a new school teacher for the fall term at Oaklands, mentions a potential preacher they are considering to take Mr. Wharton's place, and Peach adds a few lines telling about some of her activities this summer. |
Year Range from |
1843 |
Year Range to |
1843 |
Subjects |
Baggage Baptist Preachers Buggies Children Christenings Collars Dinner parties Dress God mother Harvests Pattern books Plays Preachers Preaching School teachers Sleeve (clothing) Stage Stage driver Stage lines Suits (Clothing) Sunday school parade Tavern keeper Taverns way bill |
Search Terms |
Fincastle, Virginia Greenfield Leigh, residence in Albemarle County, VA Lexington, Virginia Oaklands (residence), Roanoke County, Virginia Roanoke, Virginia Staunton, Virginia |
People |
Anthony, Mrs. B, Mr. [Breckinridge] Bowyer, Mr. Bozzaotra, E. (music teacher) Breckinridge, Cary, Jr. Breckinridge, Eliza ( Watts ) Breckinridge, Emma Walker Gilmer Breckinridge, Gilmer Breckinridge, James Breckinridge, Lucy ? Breckinridge, Mary Ann Breckinridge, Mary Ann Caldwell, [?] Gamble, Mr. Gardner, Mrs. Gilmer, John Gilmer, Lucy Gilmer, Mary (Polly) House Gilmer, Mary Peachy Gilmer, William Wirt Holcombe, Anne (Watts) Holcombe, James Holcombe, Mr. Jackson, Wm. N. Peyton, Mr. (unknown ) Tayloe, Mr. ? Taylor, Mr. R. Watts, Letitia Watts, Mr. Watts, Mrs. Wharton, Mr. |
Collection |
Breckinridge Collection |
Imagefile |
006\196951344.JPG |
Number of images |
4 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Object ID |
1969.51.344 |
Extent of Description |
Four sheets, size 8" x 10" |