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Breckinridge, Gilmer |
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01/02/1863 9/22/1859
Envelope addressed to Major P. Gilmer Breckinridge, Care of Col. Swan, Bath Alum Springs, Va. Stamp has been removed and only the letters Va are sown as part of the postmark. Written on the reverse side:"Andrew [slave] was not included in those sent to go to Richmond." See letter .678 for more details.
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01/08/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed Jan 8th 1862 from Emma W. Breckinridge to her son John (in the Confederate Army) complaining he has not been writing home enough, gives family news, brother George has sold his crop of corn and pork and is now "rich", Lucy and Eliza have gone to Richmond for a visit and possibly attend the inauguration [of President Davis], except for the fact that brother James is scheduled to be married on February 4th, "we have a good many servan...
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01/08/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed Jan 18th 1862 from Emma Breckinridge to her sister Eliza with family and local news, notes that her sister {Mary Ann Woodville} had sent a letter with money enclosed and hopes it has arrived safely, asking for Eliza to bring sheet music for some dances (Lancer's Quadrille). The last page of this letters written by their mother Emma W. G. Breckinridge (she always wants to write on all the empty space before a letter is mailed), repea...
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01/22/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed Jan 22nd 1862 from Emma Breckinridge to her son James (in the CSA Army), responding to him about not being able to get a furlough to come home and be married on March 4, 1862. She suspects it is because of General Burnside's planned expeditions, he has written Fanny Burwell (his fiancee) that the wedding will have to be postponed, and the family seems to have already accepted her as another sister, of preparing wedding gifts and ap...
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01/25/1863 9/22/1859
Envelope addressed to Major P. G. Breckinridge, Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, Va. 3rd Regiment Va. State Line, 1863 written on upper left hand corner of envelope.
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01/25/1863 9/22/1859
Envelope addressed to Major P. G. Breckinridge, Healing Springs, Bath Co., Va., 5th Regiment, Va. St. Line . Post mark is not legible and stamp has been removed.
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01/28/1862 9/22/1859
Letter without any heading dated February 10, 1862 by context and an almost illegible post mark on the envelope from Julia Breckinridge to her husband Gilmer wanting to hear from him since she has not had a letter since he returned from his furlough home in January, she had visitor and offered her persimmon beer and then found the barrel was empty, served light bread and pickled oysters instead, will send a recipe for molasses beer that can be ea...
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02/04/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed Grove Hill Feb. 4th, 1862 from Emma to her sister Eliza Breckinridge with news from home to Eliza who is visiting in Richmond for the past month, tells of the roads were so bad we could not go to church for several weeks, that they have about finished making overcoats for Brother Gilmer's company, Brother Cary was made Captain of his company, so they now have two brothers who are captains, news from home about their sister in law Ju...
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02/05/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed Feb. 5th, 1861 (should be 62) from Julia Breckinridge to her mother in law Emma Gilmer Breckinridge with news about Gilmer (she enclosed his recent letter), comments on the girls being in Richmond until the 22nd [Feb], about the butter lost on the packet boat, suggests asking Mr. Grattan to go to the packet office in Richmond and he may find it there, Mr. McGuire is starting a Bible Class and she "hopes to attend if the mud will all...
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02/15/1864 9/22/1859
Letter headed Feb. 15, 1864 from Julia Breckinridge to her husband Gilmer opens by saying she wants to hear from him and then switches to a code using letters and numbers for three lines, followed by normal writing, is disappointed she has not had a reply from Ma [Emma W. G. Breckinridge], also no news from the "Prize Romance" contest in which she hoped to win $100, that Mr. McGuire may open a school for ten pupils at $100 each, Aunt Deborah in R...
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02/17/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed Richmond Feb.17th,1862 Eliza Breckinridge to her sister Emma with news about Richmond where she has been for several weeks and intends to stay until the"Inauguration" [of President Jefferson Davis], tells of raining hard today, went to two church services yesterday and was delayed by a funeral procession for Captain Wise [this was not Gen. Henry A. Wise, former Governor of Virginia who died in 1872] impeded them for a while with all...
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02/20/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed Thursday Feb. 20th, [1862] from Julia Breckinridge to her husband Gilmer, she is disappointed by the war news, but is hoping for better things soon, Cary paid a short visit after coming up on the packet boat to visit at Grove Hill, asks about the election of a new captain for Capt. Patton's Company, news about Mrs. Hart, about some things she is working on, news of marriages in the community, deaths reported including Mrs. Charles Y...
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02/20/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed Thursday Feb. 20th,1862 from Julia Breckinridge to her sister in law Eliza Breckinridge who is visiting family and friends in Richmond, telling of activities around Buchanan, families that have visited with her, her daughter Nannie, about several people who are recruiting military companies for men to "enlist for the duration of the war", one only for men over 49 years of age, wants a copy of the music for "My Maryland", looking for...
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03/15/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed March 15th 1862 from Julia to her husband Gilmer Breckinridge telling of the results of the drafting of new men into the Confederate Army, appears that the draft filled all the local companies: Dr. Bowyer's and Joe Anderson's both are full now, suggested that bank officers should not be drafted, brothers Cary and James are at Grove Hill, Uncle Jordan [Anthony] received a letter describing the Merrimack victory and the concerns in Wa...
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03/16/1862 9/22/1859
Envelope addressed to Captain Gilmer Breckinridge, Post mark shows Pattonsburg VA MAR 16. Stamp has been removed.
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03/27/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed Grove Hill April 6th 1862 from Lucy Breckinridge to her brother John wondering about all the letters they have sent and he has not received, of plans for Julia to visit Gilmer at Orange C. H., Mother and Aunt Betsy both dream you are on your way home, they hope that Julia will leave little Nannie with them if the visit to Orange happens, but think she plans to take her to see her daddy, Brother James and his bride Fanny Burwell have...
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03/27/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed Camp near Orange C. H. March 27th 1862 from Gilmer Breckinridge to his wife Julia telling of camp life, his brigade is marching several miles out and back every other day and squad drill on the alternate days to "keep the fat hard", of new recruits wanting to switch companies, plans to purchase a carriage and team of horses for Julia that the Quartermaster is planing to sell, asking her to come to the Orange where she could find a p...
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04/14/1862 9/22/1859
Envelope addressed to Captain Breckinridge, 28th Regiment Va. Vol, Orange Court House. Post mark shows Pattonsburg VA date not clear. Stamp has been removed.
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04/14/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed April 14th [1862] from Julia Breckinridge to her husband Gilmer telling of her great sorrow that she had not been able to travel to Orange Court House to spend time with him, all avenues of travel were blocked as the cars were not running at Lynchburg, Covington or Staunton and roads were too bad to travel by hack, comments on their victory in the west and hopes for peace if they can gain a victory at Yorktown, brings up the matter ...
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04/26/1864 9/22/1859
Letter headed Lynchburg, April 26th [1864 by context] from Eliza Breckinridge to her sister Lucy telling of the trip on the canal boat which had sprung a leak leaving no dry place to sit while on the boat, Eliza and Julia are traveling together, seeing Dr. Early for teeth repairs, shopping, and plan to return early next week, Julia is missing her baby Johnny who is recently been weaned and is not on this trip, Julia is trying to pump her breast m...
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