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Title |
Letter |
Dates of Creation |
July 7, 1845 |
Scope & Content |
Letter headed "Leigh July 7 45 Monday morning" from Peach Gilmer to her sister, Emma Gilmer Breckinridge, at Grove Hill near Fincastle, and tells of visitors to Leigh in recent days, family news of Isabel [wife of George Gilmer] and her "most regularly beautiful baby" she ever saw, news about Emma's son Johnnie Gilmer who also is beautiful, of going to the The University on the 4th [of July] to hear Mr. Luck's speech, and hearing an "indifarent" sermon at church on Sunday. |
Year Range from |
1845 |
Year Range to |
1845 |
Subjects |
Character Church Dining Family news Infants Preaching University |
Search Terms |
Botetourt Breckinridge family Fincastle Gilmer family Grove Hill (residence) Leigh, residence in Albemarle County, VA Staunton, VA The University [of Virginia] |
People |
Borden, Mr. Breckinridge, Cary, Jr. Breckinridge, Emma Walker Gilmer Cabell, Mrs. Cary, B. J. Emmit, Dr. Gilmer, John Gilmer, John Gilmer, Mary (Polly) House Gilmer, Mary Peachy Luck, Mr. Mead, Mr. Randolph, Mr. Walker, Mr. ? |
Collection |
Breckinridge Collection |
Imagefile |
042\196951397.JPG |
Number of images |
4 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Object ID |
1969.51.397 |
Extent of Description |
Four pages, size 8" x 10" |