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Title |
Letter from Edmund F. Bowyer to his cousins, Gilmer Breckinridge |
Dates of Creation |
May 28, 1856 19/15/1853 /1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835 |
Scope & Content |
Letter headed "Fincastle May 28 1856" from Edmund F. Bowyer to his cousin, Gilmer Breckinridge in Williamsburg, Virginia, (attending law school at William and Mary) telling of various events in his life and that of others: recalling with pleasure his time spent "on the shores of the oldest town in the state" (Williamsburg); gives the out come of numerous elections in Botetourt County elections, hopes that the "Know Nothings" will be able to take control of this blessed union in their own hands; some local gossip about a upcoming wedding, Joe Johnson was discovered to have been guilty of "aiding and assisting in setting one of T. C. Lancaster's negroes free by furnishing him with forged free papers"; a man named Springer was badly beaten after selling his farm to Mr. Lemons of Craig county, but is now recovering nicely, The Presbyterians are planning a fair in Fincastle for June 2; while visiting in Lexington he saw James Breckinridge (cadet) and tells of a new "Shanghai" drill "which is very is very funny indeed", the Presbyterian Church there is receiving many students and cadets as new members; about a student Washington College named Booker was shot by his room mate and died a few days later; Henry A. Wise is going to give a speech in Lexington on July 4, 1856 and a statue of George Washington is going to be placed on the campus of the Institute and hoping they will hear "an awakening of patriotism" in the hearts of all; about the death of Cousin Henry Bowyer's child on the previous Sunday, report of the serious illness of Susan Thompson who will soon die of consumption; and tells of his plans to become a doctor. |
Year Range from |
1856 |
Creator |
Edmund F. Bowyer |
Year Range to |
1856 |
Subjects |
"Know Nothings" "Shanghai Drills" (at VMI) Baby Bar (exercise) Boots Brains Business Butter Cadets Cakes Candy Chief justices Climbing Coal Commonwealth Attorney Consumption (Disease) Couches Counsel Counselor County government Death Defeat Dental work Dentistry Diseases Doctor Drills (Machinery) Drugstores Election Entertaining Envelopes Epistle Equality (for all) Essay Excitement Exercise Exercises, Military Fairs Fever Firkin Foreigners Free papers (for freed slaves) Friends Gallows God Graveyards Influence Jumping Ladders Ladies Laughter Law suit Lawyers Letter Liberty Magistrates Marriage Moot court Negroes (slaves) Orator Paper People Plaintiff Politicians Ready-made clothing Revivals Ropes Running Savior Shoes Shot Snow Speech Student life Students Union Vote Voting |
Search Terms |
Breckinridge family Craig County, Virginia Fincastle Lexington, VA Lynchburg, Virginia Presbyterians South Carolina Washington College (now Washington & Lee) William and Mary College Williamsburg, Virginia |
People |
Ammen, John Anthony, William Booker, [unknown] Bowyer, Edmund Breckinridge, Cary Breckinridge, Gilmer Breckinridge, James Cooper, Mr. Ferguson, Lucy Figgat, William B. Fultz, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Gaunt, Mr. Johnson, Joe Lancaster, T. C. Lemons, Mr. Logan, James F. McDowell. Mr. Pain, Mr. Pitzer, J. [Joseph Kyle] Rador, Mr. Rowland, (Unknown) Rudisell, Mr. Simmens, Mr. Springer, Mr. Thompson, Susie Washington, George Washington, George Wise, Henry A. Woltz, John Young, Mr. |
Collection |
Breckinridge Collection |
Imagefile |
047\196951500.JPG |
Number of images |
6 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Object ID |
1969.51.500 |
Extent of Description |
Five pages plus a single blank sheet, size 8" x 10" |