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Breckinridge, Eliza ( Watts ) |
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Letter headed Grove Hill (although she was in Pittsylvania County visiting with her Uncle Harmer Gilmer and his wife Belle, when she wrote this letter) Oct. 6th 1864 from Lucy Breckinridge to her sister Emma telling of their daily activities, walking, singing and dancing, mending clothes, describes Lewis and Tommy Walker, Lewis "is going in the Army in a few days", as "being such a sweet boy and always doing something for us", Lucy asks for mater...
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Envelope with no letter addressed to Eliza W. Breckinridge - August 5, 1853
Envelope dated August 5 [1853 by context] at S. Springs [Sweet Springs, Virginia] and addressed to Miss Eliza W. Breckinridge, Fincastle, Botetourt. There is no letter that fits with this envelope, but is included here since Emma Gilmer Breckinridge visited with her married daughter Mary Breckinridge Woodville at Sweet Springs for 2 weeks in early August 1853.
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letter - April 27, 1843
Letter without a heading from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge at Fincastle, Virginia to her mother, Mary Gilmer, at Leigh, near Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle, written over several days telling of the arrival of spring, plants coming up, flowers blooming, of the settlement of the estate of Mrs. Breckinridge's, getting clothing for her children and sister Peach, of her desire for her mother to visit them this summer, deaths and marriages in the community, Co...
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Letter - April 21, 1845
Letter headed "Grove Hill April 21 1845, Sunday evening" from Mary Peachy Gilmer to her mother, Mary Gilmer, at Leigh, Hardin's Tavern in Albemarle County, expressing her shock and distress at learning that her sister Lucy had passed away, comforting her mother, and telling of the plans of various members of the family to travel to Albemarle County within the next few days and that the folks at Oaklands all are sending their sympathy.
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Letter - April 29, 1845
Letter headed "Leigh April 29th 1845, Tuesday Morning" from Mary Ann Breckinridge to her father, Cary Breckinridge, telling of their journey from Fincastle to Leigh in Albermarle County, of the things she saw and liked in Lexington, the best accommodations were at Mr. Bell's and the worst were at Mr. Tyler's Old Stand on Afton mountain (now operated by Mr. Gamble) where there we saw some rowdy looking students from the University [of Virginia]. T...
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Letter - April 3, 1843
Letter headed "Catawba April 3rd 1843" from Emma Breckinridge at Fincastle to her sister Lucy Gilmer at Leigh, near Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle, Virginia, telling of her hopes that Lucy and their mother will visit Catawba in near future, explaining why she cannot travel with so many small children, her husband's illnesses, and a strong desire for the family to be together every year. Tells of news about various family members, illnesses with sever...
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Letter - April 6, 1843
Letter headed "Leigh April 6 1843" from Lucy Gilmer to her sister, Emma Breckinridge, at Catawba, near Fincastle, Botetourt County, complaining that she has to write two letters to receive one, tells of her depression with the boredom of farm life in Albemarle County, of visits by her cousins; Brother George Gilmer has announced his candidacy for the US Congress, but she hopes he will not become a "politician", and will serve only one term if ele...
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Letter - August 16, 1843
Letter headed "Catawba August 16th 1843" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her sister, Lucy, at Leigh near Hardins Tavern, Albemarle and telling that Peach (Gilmer) and Mary (Breckinridge) left today to go to Oaklands and take music lessons for three weeks, William Watts has been ill at the Sweet Springs and has been ill all summer, "poor Miss Nancy died last Friday" and was buried at Mr. Tayloe's place next to Mrs. Dick, tells of losing their pre...
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Letter - August 28, 1843
Letter headed "Catawba August [28th] 1843" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her sister, Lucy, at Leigh near Hardins Tavern, Albemarle, telling that Mr. B had just returned home with William Watts who was still sick, but improving slowly, and about "the greatest fresh (flood) Thursday night [August 24, 1843] that has ever been here" and tells of washed out bridges, crops, and mill disabled, and expects this will be "a disastrous season for farmers...
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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 - 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 4, 1845
Letter headed "Grove Hill Feb. 4th 1845" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her sister, Lucy Gilmer, at Leigh, near Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle, Virginia, telling of her desire to receive more letters, of local gossip, about church problems, her recent visit to Oaklands, persons becoming engaged, making plans for a visit to Albemarle and bringing little Cary home to be tutored at Grove Hill. She mentions Mr. Daniel Pessce(?) (gentleman of colour is ...
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Letter - January 1, 1845
Letter headed "Oak Lands January 1, 1845" from Mary Peach (Gilmer) to her sister Lucy Gilmer at Leigh, near Hardins Tavern, Albemarle, Virginia, telling of her visit to Grove Hill for Christmas and the people who were there, about the dull conversation and the fact that she is homesick to be with her family in Albemarle County, about the games they played with Mr. Wilmer being the leader in this enterprise and a few catty remarks about the young ...
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Letter - January 1844 [year selected by context]
Letter headed "Oak Lands January, Sunday evening" [year is by context 1844] from Mary Peachy Gilmer to her mother Mary Gilmer, who is visiting at Catawba near Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, telling of events at Oak Lands, going to church to hear Mr. Pendleton preach (not very well), report on how her studies are going. Last portion of the letter is written with a pencil and is very faint, but Peach names a list of things that sister Lucy left at...
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Letter - January 21, 1845
Letter headed "Grove Hill Jan. 21st 1845" from Emma Breckinridge to her sister, Lucy Gilmer, at Leigh, near Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle telling of family news, trying to send a letter to her husband Cary who she thinks is at Leigh, of the death of a young woman, Elizabeth Preston, and news of the neighborhood.
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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 "Grove Hill March 12th 1845" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her sister, Lucy Gilmer, at Leigh, near Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle encouraging Lucy to continue to recover from her illness, planning a trip to visit, tells of illnesses and death in her community, about the new entrance being constructed for Grove Hill, that baby John Breckinridge was baptised this week by Mr. Wilmer, about the school the young boys are attending, and of...
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