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Bozzaotra, E. (music teacher) |
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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 - February 19, 1845
Letter headed "Wednesday" (without date, but the date derived from postmark) from Emma Breckinridge to her daughter, Mary Ann Breckinridge, at Oaklands, Big Lick, Roanoke, telling of the condition of Lucy Gilmer, who is the sister of Mary Peach Gilmer studying with Mary Breckinridge at Oaklands, enquiring about the girls music teacher Mr. Bozzorata if he will come to Grove Hill next year to continue the girls music lessons, on Cary Breckinridge's...
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Letter - February 21, 1845
Letter headed "Oak Lands February 21st 1845, Friday evening" from M. P. (Mary Peachy) Gilmer to her sister, Emma Breckinridge, at Grove Hill, Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia responding to her mother's letter dated February 18, 1845 (see Object ID 1969.51.379), telling of an ear illness of Mrs. Watts, and that Mr. Bozzaotra probably will not be staying around next year to teach music, thanking her mother for the gifts she is receiving, and ...
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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 - June 7, 1843
Letter headed "June 7th 1843--Tuesday morning" from Mary Peachy Gilmer and others to her sister, Lucy Gilmer, at Leigh, near Hardins Tavern, Albemarle County, responding to a letter from Lucy and filled with a lot of family news and descriptions of the various children and kin folks, tells of visitors, playing the piano, singing songs, eating fresh strawberries, about deaths in the Watts family, and the distress of Mr. Watts. Mary Ann Breckinridg...
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Letter - March 12, 1845
Letter headed "Oak Lands March 12th 1845, Wednesday morning" from Peach Gilmer to her mother, Mary Gilmer, at Leigh, near Hardins Tavern , Albemarle County, Virginia, complaining she has not received a letter from home in over two weeks and requesting information on her sister Lucy's health; tells of recent deaths and illnesses in Roanoke and Botetourt counties; of a concert performed for her by several local men and Mr. Bozzaotra (her music teac...
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Letter - March 21, 1843
Letter headed "Catawba March 21st 1843" from Emma Breckinridge at Fincastle to her mother, Mary Gilmer, at Leigh, near Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle, Virginia telling of the death of her mother-in-law, Ann Selden Breckinridge, of the circumstances immediately before she passed away, the funeral, and gathering afterward. She tells of the will Mrs. Breckinridge prepared just weeks before her death, items mentions in the will, other family news, and im...
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Letter - October 3, 1842
Letter headed "Oak-lands 3d October 1842" from E. Bozzaotra to Capt. Cary Breckinridge, Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia submitting a polite request for payment of $13.00 balance due for Mary Ann Breckinridge's music lesson for the period from February 1 to July 31, 1842, with comments on her progress in music.
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Letter - October 8, 1842
Letter headed "Oak Lands Oct. 8th 1842" from Mary Ann Breckinridge to her mother at Catawba, hand-carried by Mr. Holcombe telling of events at her school, illnesses in the family and family visiting. A portion of this letter is by Mary Peachy Gilmer telling about how much she dislikes her teacher Miss Kate, whom she describes as "very disagreeable and always quarreling"; also that Miss Kate wants Mary to sleep with her every night, news of family...
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Letter - Undated later probably written in February, 1845.
This letter is undated, but in context of Object ID 1969.51.380, this letter is clearly dated shortly after that letter. The letter is from Mary Peachy Gilmore to her sister, Emma Breckinridge, at Grove Hill, Botetourt County telling of losing a sleeve for her dress, that Mr. Bozzaotra is returning to teach music next year and news of members of the family.
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Letter of February 16, 1846 from Alice Watts to Mary Ann Breckinridge - February 16, 1846
Letter headed "Oaklands Feb 16th [1846]" from Alice Watts, who signed her name Lelia after suggesting they take assumed names in this letter, to Mary Ann Breckinridge, telling of her plans for school this year and her efforts to teach the younger children, the music teacher has left to go to Lynchburg, and gossip about Peach having a beau (Mr. Page) and hints that Mary Ann may have feelings for a certain person "John" not further described.
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