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Title |
Letter |
Dates of Creation |
December 24, 1841 |
Scope & Content |
Letter headed December 24, 1841 from Mary Gilmer and William Gilmer to Emma Breckinridge and addressed to Cary Breckinridge Esqr. at Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia, telling of family news, illness, a list of people who have visited recently, and information on William's tobacco crop. She also writes about Mr. Cabell having his leg amputated, stating that William brought it back to Union Hill and buried it there. William's note tells of the best crop ever, six hogsheads weighing 12,500 pounds from one tobacco house, and a total of "over 30,000 smartly" from all the houses. William is already readying new land to plant tobacco for next year. He offers tips to Mr. B on raising a first rate tobacco crop. |
Year Range from |
1841 |
Year Range to |
1841 |
Subjects |
Amputation Boats Education Families Family news Floods Hogsheads Horse Letters Pain Sickness Stage driver Tobacco Tobacco Crop Tobacco harvest Tobacco house Tobacco production Tobacco warehouse Weather |
Search Terms |
Botetourt County, Virginia Edge Hill (residence near Everettsville, Virginia) Fincastle Hardins Tavern (Albemarle County, Virginia) Liberty (now Bedford), Virginia Richmond, Virginia Ridgeway (residence) Scottsville, [Virginia] Union Hill |
People |
Breckinridge, Cary Breckinridge, Emma Walker Gilmer Cabell, Ann Cabell, Margaret Cabell, Mr. Cabell, Mrs. Daniel, Miss Martha Daniel, William Gilmer, Aunt Lucy Minor Gilmer, Harmer Gilmer, Isabella (wife of Harmer) Gilmer, Lucy Gilmer, Mary Peachy Gilmer, WIlliam Grattan, Patsy Gratton, Robert Haywood, Lucy |
Collection |
Breckinridge Collection |
Imagefile |
006\196951288.JPG |
Number of images |
4 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Object ID |
1969.51.288 |
Extent of Description |
Four leaves, size 7 3/4" x 9 3/4" |