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Title |
Letter from W. W. Preston to Mrs. Emma Breckinridge |
Dates of Creation |
1851 (from context) |
Scope & Content |
This letter with no date [1851 from context] and headed "Solitude" was written by W. W. Preston to Mrs. Emma Breckinridge at Fincastle, Virginia, inquiring about letting Cary Breckinridge, Jr. come to Blacksburg to a school recently opened by a Methodist minister "Mr. White who is from the District of Columbia and is a graduate of one of the Northern Colleges.". He also asks that Emma visit him and tells of some other members of the family and their travels. |
Year Range from |
1851 |
Year Range to |
1851 |
Subjects |
Blessings Families Gentlemen God Homes Methodist preacher School School teachers Schoolchildren Schoolhouse Villages |
Search Terms |
Blacksburg, Virginia District of Columbia Lexington Northern Colleges Solitude, Virginia |
People |
Bowyer, James Bowyer, Mr. Bowyer, Susan Breckinridge, Cary, Jr. Breckinridge, Emma Walker Gilmer Breckinridge, Gilmer Breckinridge, James Preston, Mr. (Unknown) Preston, W. W. White, Mr. (School teacher at Blacksburg in 1851) |
Collection |
Breckinridge Collection |
Imagefile |
043\196951439.JPG |
Number of images |
4 |
Object Name |
Correspondence |
Object ID |
1969.51.439 |
Extent of Description |
Four pages, size 7 3/4" x 10" |