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Carter, Lucy |
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Letter - April 2, 1838
Letter headed April 2nd 1838 from Mary Gilmer to her daughter, Lucy, at Persico's School in Richmond, giving news of home -- Frank's hard studying, the destruction by fire of the Anderson's home, Locust Hill, various girls (including Lucy Carter) who are sick or delicate, etc. Sent to Richmond by Mr. Bouldin.
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Letter - August 10, 1837
Letter headed "Leigh August 10, 1837" from Lucy Minor to her sister, Emma Breckinridge, at Catawba near Fincastle. News of friends and family; asks about the Watts family, especially Lizzie; sends love to the children including James [a new baby?]. Lucy mentions she has a pet hummingbird that would sit on her hand and drink sugar water from a spoon. A portion of this letter is written over at ninety degrees.
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Letter - August 22, 1842
Letter headed "Leigh August 22nd 1842" from Mary Gilmer at Hardins Tavern, Virginia, to her daughter Emma Breckinridge at Catawba near Fincastle with many interesting events and persons names mentioned. Tells of going to church, changing preachers, a camp meeting going on in the area for the servants (slaves) and writing a permission slip for one of her slaves to be allowed to join the church [Baptist],discussion of the crops that will be harvest...
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Letter - December 5, 1844
Letter headed "Thursday -- Leigh -- December 5, 1844" from Lucy Gilmer to her sister, Emma Gilmer Breckinridge, at Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia, responding to Emma's letter of November 25 (see Object ID 1969.51.369), telling of an ill friend, Mildred Dabney; about local political discussions; her opinion of some of the ladies making inappropriate remarks; that little Cary is a big hit with all he visits and they are expecting Emma's fam...
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Letter - February 20, 1843
Letter headed "Leigh Feb 20th 1843" from Mary Gilmer to her son John Gilmer at Washington College, Lexington, Virginia telling of her plans to rent their house servant (slave) to the Alum Springs [Rockbridge Alum Springs] as "he is an excellent dining room servant, a very attentive nurse and as good a Carriage driver as any in the state, and perfectly honest." She hopes that by working at the Alum springs he will be cured of the consumption he h...
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Letter - January 16, 1838
Letter headed "Edgemont January 16, '38" and postmarked Charlottesville, Virginia, from A. H. (Ann) Gilmer (see Object ID 1969.51.214) to her cousin, Emma Breckinridge, at Fincastle, with news of the family and friends in Albemarle.
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Letter - March 10, 1836
Letter with heading "Leigh, March 10, 1836," from Mary Gilmer to her daughter, Emma Breckinridge, at Catawba, giving full account of Harmer's wedding, news of John's fine progress at school. Urges Emma to visit before summer, and attend a church convention to hear Mr. Cobbs (who has now gone to Richmond). Says Mr. Gilmer's spirits are low, but all the family gathers to hear the letters they have received read aloud.
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Letter - March 12, 1842
Letter headed "Leigh March 12" from Lucy Gilmer to her sister Emma Gilmer Breckinridge at Catawba, near Fincastle, Botetourt County, about a necessary visit to Charlottesville which she describes "it is a most disagreeable place to me", but finds a bright spot due to her having a new dress made while in Charlottesville. There is much family news and gossip, shares stories of the different families they have recently visited. She also mentions tha...
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Letter - March 8, 1838
Letter headed "Richmond, March 8th 1838" from Lucy Gilmer to her sister, Emma Breckinridge, near Fincastle, Botetourt County, thanking her for the goodies she sent by Mrs. Wharton and sending a pattern for a collar that Emma has offered to make for Lucy. She also mentions many of her friends at school by name and they have drawn caricatures that Lucy compares to Hogarth's work in England.
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Letter - May 1, 1843
Letter headed "Leigh May 1st 1843" from Mary Gilmer to her daughter, Emma Gilmer Breckinridge, at Catawba near Fincastle, Botetourt tells of family and servants news, that Wilson (a slave) was allowed to take the ferry to visit with his dying mother, about the various activities Mary Gilmer has been involved with as to getting clothing and materials together for the family and 50 slaves, which she cuts out all the patterns by hand; about pruning ...
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Letter - May 19, 1837
Letter dated May 19, 1837 from Mary Gilmer from Hardin's Tavern to her daughter, Lucy, care of Mr. Persico's Seminary in Richmond. Tells of Frank's troubles at the University and complains he seems to lack energy and ambition. Speaks of financial worries; moralizes about behavior and raising children. She shares news about many of the local families including recent illnesses and deaths.
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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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Letter - November 21, 1842
Letter headed "Leigh November 21 1842" from Lucy Gilmer to her sister, Emma Breckinridge, at Catawba, near Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia; tells of family, visiting neighbors and the University [of Virginia] meeting with Mrs. Cabell, tells of Mrs. Emmett's problems requiring her to take in boarders and she also had to replace her cook with one of William Gilmer's cooks while Mrs. Emmett's cook will be put to work pulling tobacco for Willia...
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Nathaniel Burwell Founded Family on Lewis Estate - n.d., but c. 1960-1970
Newspaper clipping from a Roanoke newspaper, n.d. Article titled 'Nathaniel Burwell Founded Family on Lewis Estate.' Article chronicles the various structures named and inhabited by the Burwell family in the greater Roanoke Valley from 1767 to the early 1950s. Part of a series entitled "Echoes of Roanoke" by Raymond Barnes, Roanoke lawyer and historian. Barnes wrote for the Roanoke World News from 1960 until 1970.
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