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Letter from brothers James and Gilmer Breckinridge, both cadets at VMI, to their mother, Emma Gilmer Breckinridge - June 1855 [by context] 19/15/1853 /1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835
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Letter from Cary Breckinridge, Eliza Breckinridge and Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to James Breckinridge, in care of B. F. [Frank] Minor, Esquire at Charlottesville (where James is a student at Minor's school) - January 13, 1852
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Letter from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to daughter, Mary Breckinridge Woodville - January 29, 1858 01/25/1858 19/15/1853 /1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835
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Letter from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her daughter, Mary Breckinridge Woodville, at Glencary in Sweet Springs, Virginia - September 1853 [by context] 19/15/1853 /1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835
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Letter from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her son, James Breckinridge - February 16, 1854 19/15/1853 /1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835
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Letter from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to James Breckinridge - January 4, 1852
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Letter from Emma Walker Gilmer Breckinridge to her son, James Breckinridge, who is attending school near Charlottesville, Virginia - October 5, 1853 19/15/1853 /1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835
Letter headed "Grove Hill Oct 5th 1853" from Emma Walker Gilmer Breckinridge to her son, James, who is attending school at Frank Minor's near Charlottesville. His mother is advising him that they want him to take music, but not clarinets lessons, rather she hopes it will be flute, violin, or guitar and learning how to sing also, saying that he should "take all he can since it all comes under the same charge of $14" [per session], Cary, Jr. is hom...
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Letter from Emma W. Breckinridge to her son, James Breckinridge, in Charlottesville. - February 2, 1854 19/15/1853 /1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835
Letter headed "Grove Hill, Feb. 2nd, 1854" from Emma W. Breckinridge to her son, James Breckinridge, in care of Frank Minor, Esquire, in Charlottesville, where he is a student of Cousin Frank Minor, telling of her brother William Gilmer returning to Albemarle, she is worried about his forgetfulness, of Cousin Lucy Gilmer's upcoming wedding, encourages James to work harder on his lessons and strive to improve himself, about Mr. Anderson, the new o...
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Letter from Gilmer Breckinridge (a cadet at VMI) to his mother, Emma Breckinridge - September 3, 1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835
Letter headed "Saturday, V. M. I. Sep 3rd 1853" from Gilmer Breckinridge to his mother, Emma Breckinridge, at Fincastle, Virginia in Botetourt County. He tells of his return from a field trip marching back and forth to the Springs (Rockbridge Alum Springs, about 17 miles each way) carrying a musket, living in tents while there, mentions Wilson, a family slave who works at the Rockbridge Alum Springs in the summer to try to cure his breathing prob...
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Letter from James Breckinridge to his mother, Emma Gilmer Breckinridge - March 26, 1854 19/15/1853 /1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835
Letter headed "Ridgway [school] March 26th 1854" from James Breckinridge to his mother, Emma Gilmer Breckinridge, telling of his desire to answer her last letter very promptly, asking about her letter stating that his "Pa had sent away Mr. Smoot for shooting Joshua" and expressing hope that Joshua [family slave] was not seriously injured; of his Uncle William Gilmer coming to visit and how much the students like to hear him tell his stories (the...
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Letter from James Breckinridge to his mother, Emma Gilmer Breckinridge, and a second letter from John Breckinridge - September 2, 1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835
Letter headed "Ridgway September 2nd [1853]" from J. [James] Breckinridge to his mother, Emma Gilmer Breckinridge, telling of his return trip to Albemarle County for the fall term of school at his cousin Frank Minor's school outside of Charlottesville. James states that the school has 44 boys and is expecting some more, telling also of the people he met on his return trip, Cousin Ann Gilmer and Frank Minor about 8 miles out of Lexington at Gibson...
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Letter from James Breckinridge to his sister, Eliza W. Breckinridge - January 25, 1852
This letter headed "Ridgway Jan 25th. 1852" is from James Breckinridge to his sister, Eliza W. Breckinridge at Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia, telling of some of his exams at his Ridgway school, tells of letters he has received and wishing for more, and closing with "news is mighty scarce around here"
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Letter from Lucy Breckinridge to her brother, James, at VMI - January 8, 1858 19/15/1853 /1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835
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Letter from Mary A. Woodville to her brother, Cary Breckinridge at Chatham, Virginia - January 11, 1854 19/15/1853 /1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835
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Letter from William Gilmer to his nephew, James Breckinridge, at Ridgway - February 5, 1854 19/15/1853 /1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835
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Letter from William Gilmer to his sister, Emma Gilmer Breckinridge - April 19, 1854 19/15/1853 /1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835
Letter headed "Ivy Creek Apr. 19, 1854" from William Gilmer to his sister, Emma Gilmer Breckinridge, offering advice on getting crops in the ground because of the severe weather and a late spring, says that tobacco will have a poor crop this year, plant corn by May 10, he has hauled out 500 loads of manure of 80 bushels (40,000 bushels), comments on James being lazy, although after being pushed has done well on his examinations, tells that Col. S...
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Letter from W. W. Preston to Mrs. Emma Breckinridge - 1851 (from context)
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