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Dates of Creation |
10/29/1862 9/22/1859 |
Scope & Content |
Letter headed Avenel Oct. 29, 1862 from Eliza Breckinridge to her sister Emma telling of her visit to the Burwell home since Fanny Burwell Breckinridge passed away. they traveled by stage coach and had traveling companions, visited the cemetery where Fanny was buried, noted that it was very bleak with little turf growing. Fanny's widower husband James Breckinridge is trying to get a furlough so he can came to Avenel and visit his wife's grave. He sister Letty is planning on going to Lynchburg to make arrangements for a monument. Tells of a wounded soldier named Capt. Clark who is recuperating with the Bowyer family, and other guest who have visited. Mrs. Bowyer has a method of making black dye from walnut hulls and sumac. (She does give the details on how to make the dye.) Tells of prices for cotton and calico material, as well as names of various visitors who have been there. |
Year Range from |
1862 |
Creator |
Eliza Breckinridge |
Year Range to |
1862 |
Subjects |
Account Baggage Bales black dye Calico Cemeteries Companion Cotton Depot Furlough Monument Soldiers Stage sumac walnut hulls Wounded |
Search Terms |
Breckinridge family Civil War letters Avenel Plantation - Bedford Lynchburg, Virginia Liberty (Bedford), Virginia Washington City, District of Columbia Grove Hill (residence) |
People |
Bowyer, Letty Bowyer, Mr. Bowyer, Mrs. Breckinridge, Eliza Breckinridge, Emma Jane Breckinridge, Emma Walker Gilmer Breckinridge, James Breckinridge, Lucy ? Clark, Capt. Donald, Mr. and Mrs. Kate, Miss ( children's teacher at Oaklands) Mitchell, William Morgan, Mr. Price, Mrs. Rosa, (unkown last name) Wilson, Maj. Nat Woodville, Lewis |
Collection |
Breckinridge Collection |
Imagefile |
058\196951671.JPG |
Number of images |
2 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Object ID |
1969.51.671 |
Extent of Description |
7 3/4" x 10" single sheet |