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Burwell, Fanny |
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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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01/28/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed Richmond January 28th '62 from Emma Breckinridge to her mother telling of events in her life while staying in Richmond, looking at material [lanns] for making dresses, of how her wardrobe of dresses is fine for now, about wedding presents she has purchased for James and Fanny's upcoming wedding: Pa's gift will be a writing desk at $15, Ma's is silver basket lined with French blue, at $10, sister's is a little wine set with a decante...
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06/?/1875 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859
Letter headed Glencary dated June ?, 1875 from Emma G. W. Breckinridge to her children at home, mentions Emma W. and all the others. She begins writing in pencil complaining she has no pens or pencils and on third line she is writing with pen and ink, letter tells of much family news and concerns about the health of Annie and Mary and asks Dr. Woodville about how serious their condition is and he replies Annie need to exercise more, such as ridin...
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07/07/1865 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859
Letter headed Avenel July 7 [1865 by context] from Lettie Burwell to Eliza Breckinridge telling of her shock at the death of Lucy, comparing that event to the death of her sister Fanny who had married James Breckinridge in 1862, a short time before Fanny passed away. James was killed in the Civil War on April 1, 1865. Lucy had married Thomas Jefferson Bassett in not many months before she died from typhoid fever. Tells of plans to sell Avenel and...
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07/19/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed Grove Hill July 19th 1862 to Miss Fanny [Burwell] from Lucy Breckinridge thanking Miss Fanny for her written comments possibly on the death of Lucy's brother John in a battle at Richmond. She also mentions Fan who is married to her brother James and tells of their life at Grove Hill. Lucy complains she does not have any proper paper to write and indeed the paper she uses seems to have been used to doodle on previously. On the rever...
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12/20/1875 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859
Letter headed Williamsburg Dec. 28 [1875 by context] from Eliza Breckinridge to her sister in law Julia Breckinridge telling of all the people she has spoken with while in Williamsburg, a typical naming of friends and relatives, but no important news, describes the bitter cold weather, a church service, tells of Uncle Wilmer keeping house by himself, tells of a local widow lady who is keeping an eye on him and might be interested in getting a hu...
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letter - 10/05/1859 9/22/1859
Letter headed Grove Hill, Oct. 5th, '59 from Eliza W. Breckinridge to her mother in Richmond telling of how much they miss her, hope she is feeling well, gives a report on the things they have been doing at home, Eliza has taken up piano lessons and her teacher, Mrs. Gould told her "that I played 'Home' almost beautifully". She mentions several families that have visited and her plans to return the visit, has a few items of jewelry she would lik...
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letter - 1861 9/22/1859
Letter headed Avenel July 13th [1861] from Fanny Burwell to Eliza Breckinridge responding to an invitation to visit Grove Hill which her "Ma" would not allow due to the unsettled conditions in the state with "such a confusion of soldiers and cars", she is proposing that Eliza, Lucy and Miss Mary [Breckinridge Woodville] to come over to visit with the Burwells, makes a comment that "if the Yankees left us for five minutes, the Virginians would go ...
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letter - October 12, 1829
Letter dated October 12, 1829 from L. B. R. [Randolph] (see Object ID 1969.51,114), to Emma W. Gilmer, in Liberty, Bedford County, Virginia, telling of traveling by boat from Richmond to Norfolk. Letter postmarked Norfolk, Oct. 22.
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Letter - April 20, 1831
Letter dated April 20, 1831 from Emma G. Breckenridge, Grove Hill, Botetourt County to her brother, Harmer Gilmer, at Hardins Tavern, Albemarle County. Refers to Mrs. Wharton, living in the Gilmer family home in Liberty, and gives the family news and some advice for her younger brothers.
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Letter - August 17, 1852
This letter from Kate Burwell (with no heading) is addressed to "Dearest____" and written on Tuesday, August 17, 1852, apparently to one of the Breckinridge girls about a planned visit. The letter is not very coherent, as she admits in several places, speaks of Mr. N____ with no particular explanation, except he may travel with her to Botetourt "if his business engagements will allow." Apparently she had been asked if she was engaged and replied ...
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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 - July 27, 1831
Letter dated July 27, 1831 from H. R. [Harriet Randolph] postmarked Tallahassee, Florida, August 6, to Mrs. Cary Breckinridge (Emma G.), in Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia. Letter complains of weather, asks of friends, bemoans the death of a new neighbor, and expresses affection for her brother.
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Letter - November 3, [1832]
Letter dated November 3, (family member estimated the year at 1832) from a friend named Margaret (possibly Margaret Anthony), in Lynchburg, to Mrs. Cary Breckinridge, discussing members of both families and mutual friends. Probably from Margaret Anthony (see letter dated March 1831)
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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 her daughter, Mary - January 5, 1858 19/15/1853 /1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835
Letter headed "Grove Hill Jan 5th 1858" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her daughter, Mary [Woodville] at Glencary, telling of events at Grove Hill, recent visit by Mary's husband Dr. Woodville, plans to send a wagon over the mountain to Mary as soon as the weather clears, with flour, and perhaps the stove, have bricks ready so Wilson [wagon driver and slave] can do some repair work, reminds Mary to send the beef hides to Kyle's [tannery] on the...
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Letter from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her son, Cary Breckinridge, Jr., at Chatham - February 23, 1854 19/15/1853 /1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835
Letter headed "Grove Hill Feb. 23rd 1854" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her son, Cary Breckinridge, Jr., at Chatham where he is living with his Uncle John Gilmer, telling of clothes that Cary needs, of her visitors and neighbors, about rainy weather and some small amount of flooding, preparation for planting in the spring, mentions "the children do not go to school after dinner, which we have about three o'clock", about his sister Mary Woodvil...
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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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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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