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Anthony, Mrs. |
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letter - 1828 (by context)
Letter headed "Wednesday" but undated (1828 by context) from Mary Ann Anthony to Emma Gilmer at Liberty telling of her disappointment in not receiving a longer letter from Emma, news of people identified by first name or initial only, about dating, attending concerts, and expressing concern for Emma about losses in her family. Context of this letter indicates a rough date of 1828.
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Letter - 1827 by context
Letter undated with no heading (1827 by context) to Emma Gilmer at Liberty from M. A. A. [Mary Ann Anthony] tells of Mary's desire to write a lot of news, but it has all evaporated from her mind, expresses concern about Francis' father who is very ill, a long portion of girlish remarks about their common friends, a small effort at poetry, and closes with news of the death of a 12 month old child and attending the funeral and the great sorrow she ...
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Letter - April 7, 1841
Letter headed "Catawba April 7th 1841" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her mother Mary Gilmer, to be carried by Mr. Minor who is leaving Fincastle and heading for Albemarle. The portion of this letter that would have contained an address has been severed. Emma is requesting her mother to pay a long visit in the summer, Mrs. Breckinridge is quite ill with the dropsy, comments about the possibility of brother William Gilmer's prospect for marriage...
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Letter - August 19, 1844
Letter headed "Oak Lands August 19th 44, Monday evening" from Mary Peachy (Peach) Gilmer to her mother, Mary Gilmer, at Leigh, Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle County, Virginia, telling of inability to write an interesting letter as the reason for her slow response to her mothers previous letter, promises a lot of different information in this letter, about her new music for "the little Elsler dance" all the way from Washington, about visits with vario...
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Letter - August 8, 1844
Letter dated August 8, 1844 from Mary Ann Breckinridge at Catawba, near Fincastle, to her aunt, Lucy Gilmer at Leigh near Hardins Tavern, Albemarle, Virginia, with some family news. The larger portion of the letter was written by Emma Breckinridge, Mary's mother, with an assorted listing of family news, preachers visiting, stories about her children, clothing for the children, and various visitors.
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Letter - December 10, 1844
Letter headed "Grove Hill Dec.10th 1844" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her sister, Lucy Gilmer, at Leigh, near Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle (response to Object ID 1969.51.370) telling of her desire for them all to come to Grove Hill for Christmas, hoping their mother will consider bringing Lucy and living at Catawba now that they have moved to Grove Hill, gives a description of the household layout in Grove Hill, things that still need to be mov...
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Letter - December 13, 1824
Letter dated December 13, 1824 from M. [Mary] Gilmer, at Liberty, to her daughter, Emma W. Gilmer, in Lynchburg, carried by Mr. Godfrey. Family news -- mentions a prospective visit of General Lafayette to Lexington and Emma is invited to be there. An interesting experience with dyeing a black dress that turns out purple and how to re-dye it to make it black.
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Letter - December 30, 1844
Letter headed "Grove Hill Dec. 30th 1844" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her sister, Lucy Gilmer, at Leigh, near Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle telling of the many visitors and guest they entertained over Christmas, much family and friends news, death of Mrs. Breckinridge, illnesses in the family, birth of her baby John Breckinridge.
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Letter - February 15, 1838
Letter headed "Catawba Feb. 15th 1838" from Emma Breckinridge to her sister, Lucy Gilmer, at Mr. Persico's Seminary in Richmond, Virginia. News of the family, especially her three children, and of the Watts family, Burwells, Elizabeth Morris, and others. "Ma" [Breckinridge] not well last week, but is better now. Mentions visits by Mr. Wharton and Mr. Woodville. Offers Lucy advice not to get married until she is 20 years old.
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Letter - February 18, 1845
Letter headed "Leigh Feb 18th 1845" from Mary Gilmer to her daughter, Emma Gilmer Breckinridge, at Grove Hill near Fincastle, Virginia, telling of having received her letter of February 4th and of the condition of sister Lucy Gilmer who has been quite ill and is seeing two doctor and is subsisting on buttermilk, water and light bread at the present, tells of poor Cousin Mildred being near death, mentions the recent deaths of Sally Cam[p]bell Pres...
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Letter - February 24, 1828
Letter dated February 24, 1828 from Harriet Randolph, in Lynchburg, Virginia, to Emma W. Gilmer, in Liberty, Bedford County, Virginia. She is writing mostly gossip about people in Lynchburg and news about relationships.
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Letter - July 1, 1843
Letter headed "Friday evening" and post marked seems to be July 1, 1843 from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge and Mary Peachy Gilmer to their sister, Lucy, at Leigh near Hardins Tavern, Albemarle and telling of her plans to have baby Lucy Breckinridge christened, looking for a stand-in Godmother, since Lucy Gilmer cannot be there, about her trip to Roanoke to visit various persons and family members, trying to arrange for Cary to return to Botetourt by s...
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Letter - July 19, 1839
Letter headed "July 19th 1839" and mailed in Fincastle, from Emma Breckinridge to her mother, Mary Gilmer, at Leigh, Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle. Mr B. is on a cattle buying trip in the "backwoods counties" of Lee and Tazewell and others in southwest Virginia.They hope to make a lot of money by a quick resale of the cattle purchased. Mrs. Anthony and her daughter Caroline are staying with Emma, as well as James Watts staying a few days on his retu...
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Letter - July 26, 1839
Letter headed "Catawba July 26th 1839" and mailed in Fincastle from Emma Breckinridge to her husband Cary, Russell Court House, Virginia, answering a letter from him saying his trip will be extended to Kentucky. News from home: the family, James eruption, visitors who have stayed with Emma, and her uneasiness that she will be alone for three weeks or more. She writes of the farm operations, Cary's dogs, problems with the carriage and needing a...
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Letter - March 18, 1845
Letter headed "Leigh March 18th 1845 -- Tuesday morning" from Lucy Gilmer to her to sister Emma at Grove Hill, Fincastle, Botetourt County telling of improvement in her health and looking forward to a visit from Emma in May, described the medications she has been using, of her plans to visit at Grove Hill, stopping to see other friends and family along the way, names a long list of fruits she hopes Emma will have for her, about Mrs. Anthony's son...
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Letter - March 26, 1845
Letter headed "Grove Hill March 26th 1845" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to Lucy Gilmer at Leigh, near Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle, telling of various problems in the Fincastle area such as whooping cough, deaths in the family and "poor Nannie Woods" whose dress caught on fire and badly burned the back of her body from her neck to her heels", news about the upcoming church convention, and hope her next letter will be more cheerful.
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Letter - May 29, 1843
Letter headed "Richmond, Monday evening, May 29,1843" (post marked May 31) from Lucy Gilmer to her mother, Mary Gilmer, at Leigh near Hardins Tavern, Albemarle County reporting on her delay in returning home due to bad weather, and her further attendance at the Episcopal convention in Richmond, the sermons she has heard, and the various friends and family members she has visited with while in Richmond.
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Letter - November 25, 1844
Letter headed "Catawba, November 25, 1844" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her sister Lucy Gilmer at Leigh, near Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle, Virginia, responding to her last letter and giving a lot of news about family and friends, tells of plans to move from Catawba to Grove Hill and inviting all the family to gather there for Christmas, today is her wedding anniversary, new plans for their driveway at Grove Hill, of a little girl who has lost ...
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Letter - September 12, 1828 (by context)
Letter headed "Lynchburg September 12th" from Mary Ann Anthony to Emma Gilmer at Liberty telling of her disdain for Emma claiming to be able to read her countenance, of her own plans to write a better letter, about her interest in various poems, Emma's love life, and mentions other gossip.
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Letter, - May 1, 1845
Letter headed "May 1st Nelson County" (mailed from the post office at Tye River Warehouse) from C[aroline] Anthony to her friend, Emma Breckinridge, care of William Gilmer Esq. at Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle, Virginia. It is a sympathy note to Emma on the death of her sister,Lucy, and mentions her loss of a brother, how faith will keep you strong and asks Emma or Mary Ann to write with the details of Lucy's passing.
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