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Burwell, Col. |
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letter - October 18, 1838
Letter headed "Catawba October 18th 1838" from Emma Breckinridge to her sister Lucy Gilmer, at Leigh, Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle Virginia. Report on Peachy's progress in her studies, speaks of a plan to hire a teacher and ask Mr. Bowyer of Greenfield to allow his daughter to be in the class with Peachy and Mary. Mentions buying new furniture in Buchanan from Mr. Hobson's sale. Other news about the family.
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Letter - 1836-1837
Undated letter from Lucy Gilmer to her sister, Emma Breckinridge, with no heading or salutation. Lucy is writing at the end of the Christmas season (she did not get home for Christmas) and she stayed at Mrs. Persico's school in Richmond and has visited some of her local kin folks. She comments on not receiving any letters from her brothers, wanting to see Emma and her children, and news of her visits in Richmond.
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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 - December 20, 1837
Letter headed "Catawba Dec. 20th 1837" from Emma Breckinridge to her sister, Lucy Gilmer, at Mr. Persico's Seminary, in Richmond, Virginia. A single page note stating that candy is being sent along with the letter to be delivered "politeness of Col. Burwell". Mentions being at Grove Hill; "Ma" has been ill, but is better; brother George is receiving favorable accounts of work in his profession.
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Letter - February 13, 1832
Letter dated February 13, 1832, from E. W. B. [Emma Gilmer Breckinridge] at Grove Hill, Botetourt County, to her father, Peachy R. Gilmer, near Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle County, Virginia, postmarked Fincastle, February 14. The letter discusses Emma's first child, Mary Ann, progress on her new home and the Gilmer home, smallpox epidemic and the use of vaccinations, and discusses her sister Lucy's intelligence compared to her local neighborhood la...
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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 - 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 26, 1839
Letter headed "Catawba July 26th 1839" and mailed in Fincastle from Emma Breckinridge to her husband Cary, Russell Court House, Virginia, answering a letter from him saying his trip will be extended to Kentucky. News from home: the family, James eruption, visitors who have stayed with Emma, and her uneasiness that she will be alone for three weeks or more. She writes of the farm operations, Cary's dogs, problems with the carriage and needing a...
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Letter - May 9, 1837
Letter headed "Catawba May 9th 1837" from Emma Breckinridge to her sister, Lucy Gilmer, at Mr. Persico's Seminary in Richmond, Virginia. News of the Bishops visit --"the Roanoke Congrgation being there", including the Watts girls who stayed at Grove Hill. "Sister Watts" has a seventh daughter. Emma hopes all of her brothers and sisters can visit when their mother comes this summer.
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Letter - October 23, 1835
Letter without a heading postmarked October 23, 1835, Fincastle, Virginia, from Emma Breckinridge and her sister Lucy to their mother, Mary Gilmer, at Leigh, near Hardins Tavern in Albemarle County, Virginia. They mention several family friends who have visited in the past few weeks hoping to see Mary Gilmer before she returned to Albemarle County. Tell of making clothes and Lucy is looking for a way to return home to Albemarle County as Emma is ...
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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
Letter headed "Grove Hill, Jan 29th, 1858" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her daughter Mary Breckinridge Woodville telling of expecting "considerable sleet tonight", what the rest of the family is doing, local news about their friends and neighbors, Mr. Breckinridge has increased Dr. Williams salary by $25 [per year} as "your Papa thinks he is worth more", Dr. Meredith does most of the practice among the servants [slaves]", tells of a trunk tha...
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Letter from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to sons, Cary Jr. and James - June 6, 1858 01/25/1858 19/15/1853 /1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835
Letter headed "Grove Hill June 6th 1858" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her sons, Cary Jr. and James Breckinridge, at VMI telling of her visit to Glencary for 2 weeks to visit with her daughter Mary Ann Breckinridge Woodville and her children, her eagerness for all her children to return to Grove Hill this summer, of the measles going through the family, of the changes in the servant staffing: "Jem is promoted to the dining room, and his brothe...
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Letter from Lucy Breckinridge and her mother, Emma Breckinridge, to Mary Breckinridge Woodville - July 25, 1855 19/15/1853 /1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835
Letter headed "Grove Hill July 25th 1855" from Lucy Breckinridge and her mother, Emma Breckinridge, to Mary Breckinridge Woodville, complaining of the hot weather, telling of local events, flowers in bloom, people traveling, and hopes to travel to Oaklands soon. Comments on the new baby Emma (born in February 1855) sends much love and kisses to all. The second portion is written in pencil by their mother, Emma Breckinridge, with news about some o...
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Letter of February 27, 1846 from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to Mary Gilmer - February 27, 1846
Letter headed "Grove Hill Feb 27th 1846" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her mother, Mary Gilmer, at Leigh, near Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle, telling of her concern about her mother's safe travel home since she had visited Grove Hill and her son George. Mr. Wilmer has returned to Fincastle and is preaching regularly, as well as teaching Sunday school, of the advances the children are making in schooling, of Dolly and little Betsy (slaves) each ha...
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Letter of May 11, 1846 from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to Mary Gilmer - May 11, 1846
Letter headed "May 11th 1846" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge at Fincastle to her mother, Mary Gilmer, at Leigh, near Hardins Tavern, Albemarle, telling of local news, reports on the weather, crops, family news, and social comments of many visitors, plans for a strawberry festival, encouraging her mother to visit more often, and other family news.
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