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Metadata
Title |
Letter |
Dates of Creation |
October 3, 1842 (Year set by context) |
Scope & Content |
Letter headed "Catawba Octr 3rd 1842" from Emma Breckinridge to her sister, Lucy Gilmer, at Leigh near Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle, Virginia telling of Lizzie Watt's wedding to Tom Preston and another wedding in Staunton where Susan Peyton was married; family news including information about John Gilmer being sick, Harmer and Bell are setting up house keeping this winter and expect the family to supply, meat, flour, and a milk cow; and mentions that several neighbors have been warned not to join the Episcopal church (alleging it to be too close to Roman Catholic theology) by the Presbyterian preacher in Buchanan. First page is overwritten at 90 degrees. |
Year Range from |
1842 |
Year Range to |
1842 |
Subjects |
Aprons Butter cap (lady's) Carriage Cattle Cattle markets coach and four Cows danguerreotype (daguerreotype) Episcopal church Flour Gardens Horse Illness Lessons Letters Meat natered silk (wedding gown) Office, post Pianos Pictures Presbyterian church Rocking chair silk purse Soap Stockings Taverns Wedding |
Search Terms |
Albemarle County, Virginia Buchanan, Virginia Catawba (home of Cary and Emma Gilmer Breckinridge) Fincastle Fincastle, Virginia Grove Hill (residence) Hardins Tavern (Albemarle County, Virginia) Leigh, residence in Albemarle County, VA Oaklands (residence), Roanoke County, Virginia Staunton, Virginia |
People |
Anthony, Mr. B, Mr. [Breckinridge] B., Col. Baldwin, Peggy Breckinridge, Cary Breckinridge, Cary, Jr. Breckinridge, Elizabeth Breckinridge, Emma Walker Gilmer Breckinridge, General Breckinridge, Gilmer Breckinridge, James Bryant, Mr. Cocke, Mrs. Figgatt, Mrs. Gilmer, Harmer Gilmer, Isabella (wife of Harmer) Gilmer, John Gilmer, John Gilmer, Lucy Gilmer, Mary (Polly) House Gilmer, Mary Peachy Gilmer, Miss Godwin, Mrs Green, Mr. Hampton, Mrs. Harvey, Virginia Kean, Dr. ? Lewis, Mr. ? McDowell. Mr. Nickletz, Aunt Sallie Penn, Fanny Peyton, Mr. ? Peyton, Susan Preston, Mr. Thomas Lewis Preston, Mrs. Lizzie (Watts) Richards, Miss Robinson, Mrs. Saunders, Mr.? Shanks, Col. Skinner, Mr. Walker, Captain Woodville, Mr. |
Collection |
Breckinridge Collection |
Imagefile |
006\196951316.JPG |
Number of images |
4 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Object ID |
1969.51.316 |
Extent of Description |
Four leaves, size 7 1/2" x 10 1/2" |