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Gamble, Letitia |
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Letter dated January 7, 1832, postmarked February 7, from Peachy R. Gilmer, in Richmond, Virginia to his son-in-law and daughter, Cary and Emma Breckinridge, at Grove Hill near Fincastle, Virginia. Writes of his plans for the future and hopes to complete construction of his new home and visiting his family and neighbors. Mentions death of Letitia Gamble in Florida.
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