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1. Letter - August 14, 1842

   Letter headed "Leigh August 14th 1842" from Mary Gilmer to her daughter Lucy Gilmer at Catawba near Fincastle, Botetourt, tells much family news, weather damage to crops, a lot of rain and many hail storms, of visitors from Louisiana, death of Peter and Lucy Minor's young child, plans for William Gilmer's trip to Botetourt with Peachy Gilmer and James Breckinridge, problems with the servants (slaves) not wanting to work, tells of Isabella (Harmer...

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2. Letter - February 26, 1842

   Letter headed "Howard February 26 Saturday [1842]" from John Gilmer to his mother Mary Gilmer, at Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle County, Virginia. John wrote the first part of this letter explaining how he was spending money for his education and a report on the progress he is making, joining the debating society, need for more clothes and so forth. The second part of this letter was written by Mary Gilmer to her daughter Emma Breckinridge (no addres...

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3. Letter - May 28, 1845

   Letter headed "Leigh [May 27th 1845]"from Emma Breckinridge to her husband Cary at Grove Hill near Fincastle, Botetourt telling of her plans to return home soon from her mothers, will leave baby John at Leigh because of the danger of whooping cough at Grove Hill, family news and requests certain items be sewn and flower boxes be built for the plants he is bringing from Albemarle, mentions various people who have visited at Leigh, tells of her pla...

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4. The Acorn, Spring 1923 - 1923

   Roanoke High School yearbook for 1923. Paperback cover in a mauve-eggplant color. Yearbook contains photographs of the senior class, with anecdotes, class prophecies, class superlatives, poems, stories, clubs, and advertisements.

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