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1. Letter - August 22, 1842

   Letter headed "Leigh August 22nd 1842" from Mary Gilmer at Hardins Tavern, Virginia, to her daughter Emma Breckinridge at Catawba near Fincastle with many interesting events and persons names mentioned. Tells of going to church, changing preachers, a camp meeting going on in the area for the servants (slaves) and writing a permission slip for one of her slaves to be allowed to join the church [Baptist],discussion of the crops that will be harvest...

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2. Letter - October 14, 1835

   Letter headed Leigh, October 14th, from Mary Gilmer to her daughter, Emma Breckinridge, at Catawba near Fincastle [estimated year 1835] telling of her difficult journey home, and of finding son William ill, and of William's wish for Lucy to return home from her long stay with the Breckinridges (letter does not mention Peachy) who is ill and will die in the next year. Talks of digging a grave, although it is not clear who is to be buried.

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