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Anthony, Jordan |
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01/28/1862 9/22/1859
Letter without any heading dated February 10, 1862 by context and an almost illegible post mark on the envelope from Julia Breckinridge to her husband Gilmer wanting to hear from him since she has not had a letter since he returned from his furlough home in January, she had visitor and offered her persimmon beer and then found the barrel was empty, served light bread and pickled oysters instead, will send a recipe for molasses beer that can be ea...
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02/05/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed Feb. 5th, 1861 (should be 62) from Julia Breckinridge to her mother in law Emma Gilmer Breckinridge with news about Gilmer (she enclosed his recent letter), comments on the girls being in Richmond until the 22nd [Feb], about the butter lost on the packet boat, suggests asking Mr. Grattan to go to the packet office in Richmond and he may find it there, Mr. McGuire is starting a Bible Class and she "hopes to attend if the mud will all...
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02/15/1864 9/22/1859
Letter headed Feb. 15, 1864 from Julia Breckinridge to her husband Gilmer opens by saying she wants to hear from him and then switches to a code using letters and numbers for three lines, followed by normal writing, is disappointed she has not had a reply from Ma [Emma W. G. Breckinridge], also no news from the "Prize Romance" contest in which she hoped to win $100, that Mr. McGuire may open a school for ten pupils at $100 each, Aunt Deborah in R...
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02/20/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed Thursday Feb. 20th, [1862] from Julia Breckinridge to her husband Gilmer, she is disappointed by the war news, but is hoping for better things soon, Cary paid a short visit after coming up on the packet boat to visit at Grove Hill, asks about the election of a new captain for Capt. Patton's Company, news about Mrs. Hart, about some things she is working on, news of marriages in the community, deaths reported including Mrs. Charles Y...
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02/20/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed Thursday Feb. 20th,1862 from Julia Breckinridge to her sister in law Eliza Breckinridge who is visiting family and friends in Richmond, telling of activities around Buchanan, families that have visited with her, her daughter Nannie, about several people who are recruiting military companies for men to "enlist for the duration of the war", one only for men over 49 years of age, wants a copy of the music for "My Maryland", looking for...
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03/15/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed March 15th 1862 from Julia to her husband Gilmer Breckinridge telling of the results of the drafting of new men into the Confederate Army, appears that the draft filled all the local companies: Dr. Bowyer's and Joe Anderson's both are full now, suggested that bank officers should not be drafted, brothers Cary and James are at Grove Hill, Uncle Jordan [Anthony] received a letter describing the Merrimack victory and the concerns in Wa...
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05/03/1865 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859
Letter headed Grove Hill May 3rd 1895 from Emma W. G. Breckinridge to her daughters (in Richmond?) starting with a thank you for the lemons sent by Julia (letter 1969.51.733) giving news of their visits through the neighborhood, naming all the families they visited, told of an incident where Alice Watts and Mrs. Nininger made rude remarks about one another, each saying the other "was the ugliest woman I ever saw," offers to send clothes to Eliza ...
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05/25/1863 9/22/1859
Letter headed May 28th 1863 from Julia Breckinridge to her husband Gilmer telling of events at home, Mr. Price had delivered the letters that Gilmer needed, has been in contact with "Ma" [Gilmer's mother at Grove Hill], about a soldier names Joseph Anderson was killed at Vicksburg and his wife and mother were in great pain, is getting fresh strawberries now and would love to share them with Gilmer, complains of how busy she has been with the two ...
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06/16/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed June 16th [1862] to Eliza Breckinridge from her sister in law Julia requesting news from Grove Hill and telling that her husband Gilmer is getting ready to go to Richmond to see if he can get a position in the Confederate Army as Quartermaster. Talks of plans for an army hospital to be located in Buchanan and the problems they may have furnishing provisions, tells of trying to help wounded soldiers, one a man from Kentucky who was w...
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06/21/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed Richmond June 21, 1862 to his wife Julia from Gilmer Breckinridge telling of his trip to Richmond where he is seeking new position in the Confederate Army, tells of many soldiers who have been wounded and killed in the recent past including a conversation with Lt. Kelly who saw brother John Breckinridge who was shot on the Richmond battlefield and died a day later in a hospital, and the death of Capt Ed Bowyer of the Fincastle Artil...
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07/21/1863 9/22/1859
Letter headed Julu 21st, 1863, from Julia Breckinridge to her husband Gilmer begging him to write more often as she worries so much about him, tells of Griffin bringing home an old overcoat since Gilmer has acquired a brand new one from a Yankee, Edward Jones who has a job with the government in Richmond is making $1300 per year, but wants to go into the military service, she shares a letter from Uncle William Gilmer about Albemarle County affair...
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08/06/1863 9/22/1859
Letter headed Aug. 6th, 1863, from Julia Breckinridge to her husband Gilmer telling of news from home, Uncle Jordan and Aunt Deborah are visiting and planning to visit Enghart's [spring's or resort?] for a week, visited with Mrs. Anderson whose son was recently killed in action leaving a widow, young son, and an unborn child "born a few days ago and they called him Joseph", that Major Anderson's servant recently got back from Vicksburg "with grea...
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08/08/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed Grove Hill August 8th [1862 by context] to Dearest Sister [Julia Breckinridge] from Lucy telling of being very lonely as her mother has gone to visit with her oldest daughter Mary Woodville in Monroe County, that brother Cary has returned to the war and they fear for his life since John was killed a few months ago, of her concern for her mother traveling with so many deserters on the roads, but that brother George took a gun with hi...
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08/08/1863 9/22/1859
Letter headed Oaklands, (Grove Hill crossed out), August 8th [1863 by context] from Eliza Breckinridge to her sister in law Julia Breckinridge, telling of her visit to Oaklands with the Watts family and lots of names mentioned of those she has seen there, she received a cool welcome when she visited Kate Bowyer at Greenfield, Dr. Bowyer has started a unit of the Home Guard in Fincastle and her father Cary Breckinridge, Sr. has joined to set a goo...
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10/18/1863 9/22/1859
Letter headed Oct. 18th 1863 from Julia Breckinridge to her husband Gilmer Breckinridge wanting to write a more cheerful letter telling him of news about his children Nannie and John and she is glad he is sending his mule home as she was afraid it would be killed, trying to get harness for horses and mules, about sales of two farms and fifteen houses that the owners have changed recently, about working on a story for the "Illustrated News" trying...
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10/19/1863 9/22/1859
Letter headed Oct. 19th [1863 by context] from Julia Breckinridge to her mother in law Emma W. G. Breckinridge thanking her for things sent from Grove Hill and telling of events at Buchanan, Gilmer has written recently from Orange Springs, Jim [slave] is replacing Strother [slave], due to his bad toothache, Strother has not been of much use in camp, news of Aunt Deborah who is at Cabell Washington's place and tells of Evelyn's wedding that was we...
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10/28/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed Oct. 28 [1862 by context] to Gilmer Breckinridge from his wife Julia telling of her fear that her letters are not being received by him, but hoping he will receive them when he returns through Lewisburg. She tells that Booker has returned with mules and wagon from the trip to Gauley Bridge (see October 10, 1862 letter), and she sent word to Uncle Jordan at the Bank about his check coming in, Bishop Johns has been visiting and confir...
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11/17/1863 9/22/1859
Letter headed Nov 17th - 1863 from Julia Breckinridge to her husband Gilmer Breckinridge hoping the "proposition the officers are getting up, may be accepted and you can come home this minute". [No indications of what the proposition is other then allowing the men to have a winter leave.] Tells of news at home about Uncle Jordan's illness, Nanni has chicken pox (she called it chicken box) and baby John wakes her up at night. Julia is writing a st...
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12/20/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed Bath Alum [Springs], Dec. 20th 1862 from Gilmer Breckinridge to his wife Julia telling of his return from the west with supplies, of his plans to stay a while at the Bath Alum Springs (Bath County), of his plans to write more often, of his new regiment being the 3rd Virginia State Line, that the Army Q. M. had purchased 75 bushels of wheat from Dr. Woodville, that they will probably be fighting the enemy at Beverly or Ball Town befo...
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12/20/1863 9/22/1859
Letter headed December 20, 1863 (by context) from Julia Breckinridge to her husband Gilmer telling about a raid by the Yankees which did not happen, but scared them into hiding their valuables and the postmaster took "all things belong to the post office" and fled down river, the James River is flooding and will prevent Julia from leaving for a visit with Gilmer at his winter camp. The raid actually took place in Salem and the Yankees returned on...
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