Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
letter |
Dates of Creation |
1861 9/22/1859 |
Scope & Content |
Letter headed Grove Hill, Sept. 6th 1861, Friday morning, from Mary Breckinridge Woodville to her husband Dr. Lewis Woodville who is at Fairfax Court House as the Surgeon of the 7th Regt. Va. Volunteers, Col. Kemper's Command, noting that his recent letter was greatly appreciated, asking him to write more often, seeks guidance on answering a letter from Susan Frederick, glad he had seen Gilmer and got news from home, inquires about clothing he will need this winter, sends a lock of the five week old baby's hair, describes the baby as growing fast, plans to take "tea" with Aunt Matilda, hopes that George will return from Buchanan to go home with her to Monroe County, she has a cold, but it is healing fast and she plans to return home next Tuesday. |
Year Range from |
1861 |
Creator |
Mary Breckinridge Woodville |
Year Range to |
1861 |
Subjects |
Baby Bandages Clothes Cold Flannel Hair Letter missive (letter) Pants Paper Silence Subject Tea parties Wife Winter Work Write write |
Search Terms |
Breckinridge family Buchanan, Virginia Manassas, Virginia Fincastle, Virginia Grove Hill (residence) |
People |
Aunt Matilda Breckinridge, Cary Breckinridge, Cary, Jr. Breckinridge, Eliza Breckinridge, Emma Walker Gilmer Breckinridge, George ( William ) Breckinridge, Gilmer Mahun, Mr. Woodville, J. Lewis [Dr.] Woodville, Mary Ann Breckinridge Woodville, Mary Lewis |
Collection |
Breckinridge Collection |
Imagefile |
053\196951620.JPG |
Number of images |
4 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Object ID |
1969.51.620 |
Extent of Description |
5" x 8" four pages |