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1. Letter - March 7, 1838

   Letter headed "March 7th 1838" from Mary Gilmer at Hardin's Tavern, to her daughter, Lucy, care of Mr. Persico, Richmond. Discusses Lucy's need for clothing and advice for taking care of same. Sends a $30 draft for a new black dress and suggests persons who might help make the purchase. Gives an account of two students, John Taylor and a Jones from out of state, attacking a professor [at the University of Virginia]. They were captured and freed ...

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2. Letter - March 7, 1840

   Letter headed "Richmond 7th 1840" from Phoebe Shanks to her school friend, Lucy Gilmer, near Hardins Tavern, Albemarle and postmarked Richmond, Virginia on March 10, 1840. She writes about their mutual friends at Persico's school in Richmond telling of new teachers and marriage plans for several persons.

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