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  1. Letter - July 26, 1839

    Letter headed "Catawba July 26th 1839" and mailed in Fincastle from Emma Breckinridge to her husband Cary, Russell Court House, Virginia, answering a letter from him saying his trip will be extended to Kentucky. News from home: the family, James eruption, visitors who have stayed with Emma, and her uneasiness that she will be alone for three weeks or more. She writes of the farm operations, Cary's dogs, problems with the carriage and needing a...

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  2. Letter - June 15, 1840

    Letter headed Monday Morning June 15th (40 from Cary Breckinridge, Sr. to his wife Emma who is visiting at Leigh, near Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle, Virginia with her mother and family. Cary has been informed of the death of Mary Watts Gamble and has visited the Watts family to offer help. Talks of Emma's return home, getting the horse they need in Albemarle, sending Emma money to travel, and some family news.

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  3. Letter - June 5, 1840

    Letter headed "Leigh June 5th 1840" from Emma Breckinridge to her husband, Cary at Fincastle, Botetourt, telling the sad news of the unexpected death of Mary Watts Gamble. Her brother, William is completing his session at the University in two weeks, and sister Lizzie Watts is at Leigh, having come up from Oaklands with Emma. She adds a note at the end of the letter telling of her efforts to purchase another horse to match the one they plan to us...

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