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Metadata
Title |
Letter |
Dates of Creation |
September 21, 1836 |
Scope & Content |
Letter dated September 21, 1836, mailed from Fincastle, from Emma W. Breckinridge to her sister Lucy, at Leigh near Hardins Tavern, Albemarle. News of friends and relations: Watts, Gamble, Burwell, etc. Talks of schools for girls, and of Lucy leaving soon for school in Richmond. Reminiscences about their father, who was visiting Emma just a year before in September. Mentions Mrs. Wharton, wife of the new minister renting a house in Salem. |
Year Range from |
1836 |
Year Range to |
1836 |
Subjects |
Books Families Gossip Hunting Letters School Students Travel Visitors Visits whooping cough |
Search Terms |
Albemarle County, Virginia Fincastle Fincastle, Virginia Grove Hill (residence) Hardins Tavern (Albemarle County, Virginia) Leigh, residence in Albemarle County, VA Montgomery County, Virginia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Richmond, Virginia |
People |
Beale, Mr. Bowyer, Mr. Breckinridge, Gilmer Breckinridge, Louisa Breckinridge, Mr. Burwell, Mrs. Gamble, Catherine Gamble, Nancy Gamble, Sister Gilmer, Frank Gilmer, Lucy Gilmer, Mary (Polly) House Gilmer, Mary Peachy Martin, Mr. Mercer, Miss Mumford, Mr. Radford, Lt. Richardson, Mr. Shepherd, Mr. Shepherd, Mrs. Watts, Mrs. Wharton, Mr. Wharton, Mrs. |
Collection |
Breckinridge Collection |
Imagefile |
005\196951210.JPG |
Number of images |
4 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Object ID |
1969.51.210 |
Extent of Description |
1- 4 pages, size 7 3/4" x 9 3/4" |