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Gamble, Mr. |
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Letter - April 29, 1845
Letter headed "Leigh April 29th 1845, Tuesday Morning" from Mary Ann Breckinridge to her father, Cary Breckinridge, telling of their journey from Fincastle to Leigh in Albermarle County, of the things she saw and liked in Lexington, the best accommodations were at Mr. Bell's and the worst were at Mr. Tyler's Old Stand on Afton mountain (now operated by Mr. Gamble) where there we saw some rowdy looking students from the University [of Virginia]. T...
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Letter - August 28, 1843
Letter headed "Catawba August [28th] 1843" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her sister, Lucy, at Leigh near Hardins Tavern, Albemarle, telling that Mr. B had just returned home with William Watts who was still sick, but improving slowly, and about "the greatest fresh (flood) Thursday night [August 24, 1843] that has ever been here" and tells of washed out bridges, crops, and mill disabled, and expects this will be "a disastrous season for farmers...
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Letter - August 7, 1838
Letter headed "Leigh August 7th 1838" from Emma Breckinridge, visiting her mother, to her husband Cary at home in Botetourt County. News of the trip to Albemarle County;social call from Dr. Minor and Lucy and Dr. Cabell, with doctor's comments about James's head rash (mentioned in an earlier letter to Lucy). Promises bringing sister Peach, nine years old now and cannot read, home for the year to share a teacher with Mary Ann, perhaps other girls...
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Letter - February 27, 1835
Letter from William W. Gilmer to his sister, Emma W. Breckinridge, in Fincastle, Virginia, and headed Leigh (the Gilmer residence) and dated February 27, 1835. Writes about hard times, poor crops, low prices, having no money, and being rejected by a girl he had proposed to, etc. Identifies his age as 30 years, with old age coming quickly, and small prospects for the future.
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Letter - January 1, 1845
Letter headed "Oak Lands January 1, 1845" from Mary Peach (Gilmer) to her sister Lucy Gilmer at Leigh, near Hardins Tavern, Albemarle, Virginia, telling of her visit to Grove Hill for Christmas and the people who were there, about the dull conversation and the fact that she is homesick to be with her family in Albemarle County, about the games they played with Mr. Wilmer being the leader in this enterprise and a few catty remarks about the young ...
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Letter - July 1, 1843
Letter headed "Friday evening" and post marked seems to be July 1, 1843 from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge and Mary Peachy Gilmer to their sister, Lucy, at Leigh near Hardins Tavern, Albemarle and telling of her plans to have baby Lucy Breckinridge christened, looking for a stand-in Godmother, since Lucy Gilmer cannot be there, about her trip to Roanoke to visit various persons and family members, trying to arrange for Cary to return to Botetourt by s...
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Letter - July 6, 1832
Letter dated July 6, 1832, from Emma W. Breckinridge, at Grove Hill, to her mother, Mrs. Mary Gilmer, at Ivy Creek in Albemarle County, sent in care of [delivered by] Gen. Breckinridge. Family news, how to make and wear a woman's cap, and making shirts and socks for men.
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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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Letter - March 26, 1845
Letter headed "Grove Hill March 26th 1845" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to Lucy Gilmer at Leigh, near Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle, telling of various problems in the Fincastle area such as whooping cough, deaths in the family and "poor Nannie Woods" whose dress caught on fire and badly burned the back of her body from her neck to her heels", news about the upcoming church convention, and hope her next letter will be more cheerful.
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Letter - November 25, 1836
Letter headed "Pitts. C. H. Nov. 25th 1836," from George Gilmer to his sister, Emma Breckinridge, in Fincastle. Tells of the Gamble's stopping with him on their way to Florida, and how much he likes James Gamble. Reference to the Cobbs [in Bedford], the Misses Randolph, Miss Moseley's marriage and moving to China, and to the unhappy ending of his romance [with Miss Moseley].
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Letter - November 25, 1844
Letter headed "Catawba, November 25, 1844" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her sister Lucy Gilmer at Leigh, near Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle, Virginia, responding to her last letter and giving a lot of news about family and friends, tells of plans to move from Catawba to Grove Hill and inviting all the family to gather there for Christmas, today is her wedding anniversary, new plans for their driveway at Grove Hill, of a little girl who has lost ...
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Letter - November 5, 1832
Letter dated November 5, 1832 from Emma W. Breckinridge, at Grove Hill in Botetourt County, to her sister, Lucy W. Gilmer, near Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle County, postmarked Fincastle, November 8, about plans to visit her parents' home for the winter. Speaks of her sister-in-law, Elizabeth Breckinridge Watts, and a successful deer hunting trip by some of the men in the family. Mentions the death of Judge Saunders's daughter. Transcription by E...
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Letter - October 17, 1840
Letter headed "Oct. 17th 1840" from Emma and Lucy to their mother Mary Gilmer, at Leigh near Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle County, telling of their plans for Mary Gilmer to visit them soon. They suggest the trip will take four days, and she should invite a cousin Ann Gilmer to travel with her and spend the winter in Botetourt with the family. Family news about John, Belle and Brother. Mentions Mr. Gamble is selling his place, farm implements and se...
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Letter from William Gilmer to Mary Gilmer - September 2, 1850
This letter headed "Char Sept 2 1850" from William Gilmer to his mother, Mary Gilmer, at Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia, telling of his meeting George W. Randolph, who had returned from the Sweet Springs, plans to visit Grove Hill in the late fall to go hunting and stay until Christmas, of the near death of his slave Evelina, and gossip about the people that Randolph had met at the Springs. The amount of postage 5[cents] was stamped on thi...
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Letter of November 7, 1845 from Alice Watts to Mary Ann Breckinridge - November 7, 1845
Letter headed "Oaklands November 7th, Friday Morning 1845" from Alice Watts to Mary Ann Breckinridge, Botetourt County, Virginia, and tells of the unexpected death of Cousin Nannie [Gamble] on the 25th of October [1845], Uncle Gamble [her father] was in England at the time, tells of her brothers and other family news.
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