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Title |
Letter from Anna Maria (Saunders) Preston in Richmond, Virginia, to her mother, Alice (Watts) Saunders, Giving News of Family Members in Town, Errands Run for Family at Home, and Plans for the Ceremony Unveiling the Monument to George Washington in Richmond. |
Dates of Creation |
February 8, 1858 |
Scope & Content |
A letter headed "Richmond Feb 8th [1858]" from Anna Maria (Saunders) Preston in Richmond, Virginia, to her mother, Alice (Watts) Saunders, giving news of family members in town, errands run for family at home, and plans for the ceremony unveiling the monument to George Washington in Richmond. Transcription by English Showalter accompanies the document. |
Year Range from |
1858 |
Creator |
Preston, Anna Maria (Saunders) |
Year Range to |
1858 |
Subjects |
Bill (legislation) Ceremony Church Clocks Cold Cold (illness) Cold weather Communication Correspondence Crowds Dissipation Family Governor Herring House of Delegates Ice Ice house Illness Legislature Letters Monument Nursing Politics President Public events Selfishness Sickness Social life Sofas Speech Statue Steamers Tea Unveiling Visiting Weather Whiskey Yarn |
Search Terms |
Charlottesville, Virginia France Norfolk, Virginia Pittsylvania County, Virginia Richmond, Virginia |
People |
Buchanan, James Campbell, Mrs. [unknown] Carter, [Robert] Hale, Mr. Hale, Peter [J.] Morris, Alice (Mathilda Watts) Preston, Anna M. [Maria (Saunders)] Preston, William Ballard Redd, Dr. [unknown] Redd, Mrs. [unknown] Saunders, Alice (Watts) Saunders, Fleming Washington, George Watts, Alice Matilda Watts, William Wise, Henry Alexander [Gilmer], Emma [Gwathmey], Caroline [(Heth)] [Gwathmey], William [Watts] [Preston], Mr. [Thomas Lewis] [Saunders], Betty (Elizabeth) [L. Dabney] [Saunders], Brother P. [Peter] [Saunders], Caryetta [Davis] [unknown], Aunt B. [unknown] [Watts], Uncle E. [Edward] |
Collection |
Flat Creek Collection |
Imagefile |
044\201049066.JPG |
Number of images |
8 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Object ID |
2010.49.066 |
Extent of Description |
1 sheet, folded, text sides 1-4, size 9" x 11 1/4" |