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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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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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08/08/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed Avenel Sep 9, 1862 to Lucy Breckinridge from her sister in law Letitia Burwell (Avenel is the Burwell home in Bedford County) expressing their great grief and sorrow of the death of Fanny Burwell Breckinridge (wife of James Breckinridge) who passed away on August 26, 1862 with typhoid fever). Letitia states the family is so prostrated by this death they can hardly do anything, asks about Cary Breckinridge who apparently has suffered...
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1862 9/22/1859
Undated fragment of a letter from Emma W. G. Breckinridge to her daughter Lucy who is probably visiting with the Burwell family with news from home, making a cake for little Emma Woodbridge who has birthday soon, problems getting butter delivered by the canal boats, of exchanging letters with Julia, but not being able to visit often, of little Nannie pulling Aunt Hannah by the apron strings and wanting things in the kitchen, and closes with good ...
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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 - November 17, 1835
Letter headed Leigh, November 17, 1835, from Peachy R. Gilmer to Cary Breckinridge and Emma (his daughter) at Catawba, Botetourt County. He describes a business and social trip to Charlottesville with his daughter, Mary Peachy; tells of his plan to go by stage to Richmond and on to Bozrah, Connecticut, where his wife Mary's mother is very ill. Lucy in now home and Frank has returned from living at the University to stay at home for the rest of hi...
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Letter - April 11, 1839
Letter headed "Catawba April 11th 1838," mailed from Fincastle, from Emma Breckinridge to her sister, Lucy Gilmer, at Leigh near Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle, urging her to plan for a visit to Catawba in May when their brother George will be visiting. A report on the children -- Peach is not improving in her studies, needs a full time teacher; whooping cough is in the county; and James seems to have it (he still has the rash on his head). Mr. Willi...
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Letter - April 13, 1831
Letter dated April 13, 1831 from Mrs. Mary Gilmer, Ivy Creek, postmarked Hardins Tavern, April 14, to her daughter Emma G. Breckinridge, Grove Hill, near Fincastle in Botetourt County with news of family members, education of children, and progress of new home and plantation.
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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 - August 1842
A letter, without a heading, written by Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her sister, Lucy Gilmer, who was visiting at Oaklands with her friend Lizzie Watts, telling Lucy to be sure Mary brings all frocks and aprons with her, also a couple of missing volumes of the "Life of Scott" and news about visits made in the neighborhood.
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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 - December 28, 1835
Letter headed Leigh, December 28, 1835, from Mary Gilmer to her mother, Mrs. Mary Fitch, in Fitchville, a village of Bozrah, Connecticut. Tells of her trip home, news of the family, Emma's little girl sick with measles, Harmer and George are doing well in their professions; tells of Mrs. Burwell's sudden death six weeks after her daughter had died with the measles; messages to family and friends in Connecticut; mentions the dreadful fire in New Y...
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Letter - February 1, 1840
Letter headed February 1st 1840 from Mary Gilmer posted at Hardin's Tavern, Virginia, to her daughter, Emma Breckinridge at Catawba, near Fincastle in Botetourt County. Emma's sister added a note at the end of this letter. Mary Gilmer is discussing the possibility of Emma and Cary moving to Albemarle County and buying land near Mary Gilmer's place (Leigh). She gives a list of positive things that could happen including "increasing our lives by te...
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Letter - February 3, 1841
Letter from Emma Breckinridge dated February 8, 1841 to her sister Lucy at Leigh near Hardins Tavern, Albemarle, Virginia and postmarked Fincastle, Virginia on February 4, 1841, telling of family news and discussing the possibilities of her three unwed brothers finding suitable wives in the near future. News of her visits with neighbors and announcing that Mr. B intends to build a front porch on their home Catawba in the spring. Tells of her chi...
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Letter - July 13, 1935
Letter headed Leigh, July 13, 1935, postmarked Hardins Tavern, July 14, from Mary Gilmer to her daughters, Emma Breckinridge and Lucy Gilmer, at Catawba, near Fincastle. News of Harmer moving to Meadsville, Halifax County; his upcoming marriage at Christmas; one of the Gilmer slaves loaned to Harmer until a younger slave gets old enough to work alone. News of Mr. Cobbs leaving the church at Charlottesville, after bringing in many new members, man...
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Letter - March 3, 1836
Letter dated March 3, 1836 from Emma Breckinridge, at Catawba, to her brother, William W. Gilmer, at Leigh, Albemarle County, Virginia containing a long note and pattern for her sister, Lucy. Asks for details about Harmer's wedding, gives news of family and friends (husband Cary a bank director requiring weekly visits to Buchanan, their little boy Gilmer playful and good-natured, etc.). Hopes she and Harmer and George can all visit home during th...
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Letter - March 9, 1843
Letter headed "March 9th 1843" from Emma Breckinridge at Fincastle to her sister Lucy Gilmer at Leigh, near Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle, Virginia telling of events that led up to Lizzie Watts Preston's death in Abingdon and funeral at Oaklands, about how Lizzie and Mr. Preston read the Bible twice a day, about the reasons William Gilmer and Mr. Watts were not willing to join a church, states that Lizzie took sick on January 1, 1843 and felt she wo...
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Letter - May 12, 1847
This letter headed "Grove Hill May 12th 1847" from Emma Breckinridge to her daughter, Mary Ann, who is visiting in Richmond, Virginia, telling of the health of the family at Grove Hill. Most have been sick, mentions visits by various friends and family, about Mary Peach's visit with her in-laws in Alexandria, Virginia, asks about Mary's social life and parties in Richmond.
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Letter - May 20, 1839
Letter headed "Catawba May 20th 1839" from Emma Breckinridge to her mother, Mary Gilmer. The address portion of this letter is torn off and lost. Letter discusses bringing her sister Lucy to Catawba to "educate her in the vulgar arts of sewing, cutting out, housekeeping and etc...". Mentions her children and inquires about Peachy and her schooling. Speaks of her husband, Mr. B, traveling to Norfolk and will probably miss the election.
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