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01/22/1868 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859
Letter headed Brenham, Txs [Texas] Jany 22, 1868 to Eliza Breckinridge from her cousin Jefferson Bassett telling of some of the events around Christmas time, hanging stockings, shooting fire crackers, eating big meals, compares his endless work to "the old blue horse in Guggenheim's tan yard at Fincastle" always going the same eternal round of work, and no nearer my journeys end." Tells of the arrival of a niece and cousin and mentions the "chron...
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08/08/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed Grove Hill August 8th [1862 by context] to Dearest Sister [Julia Breckinridge] from Lucy telling of being very lonely as her mother has gone to visit with her oldest daughter Mary Woodville in Monroe County, that brother Cary has returned to the war and they fear for his life since John was killed a few months ago, of her concern for her mother traveling with so many deserters on the roads, but that brother George took a gun with hi...
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08/24/1859
Manuscript containing a list of names for a party at Grove Hill on August 24, 1859 headed by the names of Julia Anthony and J. [James] Breckinridge, paper is very fragile and faded badly in places so that all names cannot be read. A scrambled unclear message may be also included, but is not entirely legible, an address seems to be on a portion of the letter: Charles City under a name (not clear) Breckinridge.
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09/02/1895 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859
Invoice and marked "Recd. Payment" from Catogni Brothers, Wholesale and Retail Grocers in Roanoke, VA and dated Sept. 2, 1895. Debtor's name is Breckinridge. Items purchased seem to be ham and lard. Total cost was $2.09
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09/04/1859
Letter written September 4th, [18]59 headed Ivy Creek from James Breckinridge to his mother telling of his trip on the James River canal boat to Lynchburg and stopped a while and visited Aunt Belle [Gilmer] who was sick, purchased a set of shirt buttons, and the caught the canal boat to Scottsville, told of passing the "Balcony [Falls] and all the sights there, tells of a great tobacco crop his Uncle William [Gilmer] has raised, that his servant ...
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12/06/1874 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859
Letter headed Tallahassee, FL, December 6, 1874 from Emma Breckinridge to her sister Emma at Grove Hill telling of her visit with the Robert Gamble family in Tallahassee, Florida, comments on all the people she has met including the preacher, she does not like the "high church" atmosphere, gives glowing report about the relatives good looks and behavior, she visited some of the local plantations riding the [railroad] cars on one occasion, followe...
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January 1875 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859
Undated letter without a heading from Emma W. G. Breckinridge to her daughter Emma who is visiting the Gamble family in Florida, probably written in January 1875, tells that she is sending Emma $25 money via "post office order" to cover her expenses and to calculate what she will need to return to Virginia as money is tight, complains of not having anything to sell and a bad flood which has stranded them at Grove Hill, and they lost five cows bel...
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Description of items in Watts box
Not given in 2019 but no information can be found at present for the actual date that these items were given. List of items in both boxes of Watts Allen Collection
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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 - February 4, 1840
Letter headed "Catawba Feb 4th 1840" from Emma Breckinridge at Fincastle, Virginia to her sister, Lucy Gilmer, at Leigh, near Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle, Virginia. Emma is responding to a letter from Lucy to Emma's daughter Mary, and starts with a lecture on being more positive about her life. Mentions that Col. Burwell's barn was destroyed by fire set by an arsonist with much loss of livestock and grain. States "Poor old Nellie brought $4 and of...
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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 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 - January 6, 1845
Letter headed "Cincinnati January 6th 1845" from Anne S. Holcombe to her aunt, Emma W. Breckinridge, at Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia via Washington, telling of her experience since she moved to Cincinnati, gives family news, inquires about her friends in Virginia, comments that she "likes the white labour as it will be very pleasant if one of the servants don't please me just to dismiss her, there are plenty here who would gladly take he...
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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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Letter - March 26, 1845
Letter headed "Grove Hill March 26th 1845" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to Lucy Gilmer at Leigh, near Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle, telling of various problems in the Fincastle area such as whooping cough, deaths in the family and "poor Nannie Woods" whose dress caught on fire and badly burned the back of her body from her neck to her heels", news about the upcoming church convention, and hope her next letter will be more cheerful.
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Letter from Eliza Breckinridge to her mother, Emma Gilmer Breckinridge, dated August 17, 1856 - August 17, 1856 19/15/1853 /1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835
Letter headed "Grove Hill August 17th [18]56" from Eliza Breckinridge to her mother, Emma Gilmer Breckinridge, telling of her safe return from a trip to see her sister Mary Breckinridge Woodville, of a broken piece of wood on the carriage on the trip home, but Cary, Jr. fixed it, about the things they did at the Springs while staying at Glencary, about Mary's small children, and others they met while visiting, about her plans to visit in the neig...
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Letter from Emma Breckinridge to her son, John Breckinridge - October 1, 1858
Letter headed "Grove Hill Octr 1st 1858" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her son, John Breckinridge, who is planning a trip home [from Pattonsburg where he is probably a student of Mr. Galt] to Grove Hill. Emma tells of the little carriage being repaired and hopes to get it repaired soon (it is in Mr. Camper's shop), gives an update on all of John's brothers and sisters, Cary has received his orders and is on the way to Memphis, Brother William ...
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Letter from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to Mary Woodville at Glencary. - December 10, 1856 19/15/1853 /1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835
Letter headed "Dec. 10th 1856" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her daughter, Mary Woodville, at Glencary, Sweet Springs Post Office. She tells of receiving a letter from Mary today, about buying some 15 yards of jeans [cloth material] at Godwin's Store in Fincastle at 37 1/2 cents per yard, asking Mary to come over for Christmas, this letter will have to be sent to the shop and mailed at "Salt River City" closing with remarks about their visit a...
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