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Gilmer, George |
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Letter - April 17, 1832
A letter dated April 17, 1832 from George H. Gilmer, at Ivy Creek, (with notes added by his brother William and his mother Mary Gilmer) to his sister, Emma Gilmer Breckinridge, at Grove Hill near Fincastle in Botetourt County. Family news of a measles epidemic, among other things.
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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 - 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 - June 27, 1831
Letter dated June 19 to June 27, 1831 from William Gilmer, Ivy Creek, postmarked Hardins Tavern, June 30, to his sister, Emma G. Breckinridge, at Grove Hill, near Fincastle, Botetourt County. A note was added by his mother Mary Gilmer. News of the new home they are building at Ivy Creek, sale of tobacco, plans for a visit from Emma, and list of things happening at Ivy Creek.
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Letter - November 8, 1837
Letter headed "Catawba November 8th 1837" from Emma Breckinridge to her sister, Lucy, at Mr. Persico's Seminary in Richmond, Virginia. Reports on her children, including baby James; tells of a visit at Oaklands with the Watts family (Lizzie Watts is now at the Persico Seminary with Lucy); of sermons by Mr. Wharton and Mr. Cocke; and of Mr. Price who has come to teach at Mr. Brown's Academy.
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Letter - October 9, 1845
Letter headed "Smithfield Oct 9th 1845, Thursday Night" from Alice Watts to Mary Ann Breckinridge, Botetourt County, Virginia, and tells of plans for the upcoming wedding of Jane Preston to George Gilmer, a show that is coming to Fincastle and her father gave her only one dollar to see it and a lot of family news. The letter is difficult to read because the ink has bled through the paper and obscures the writing on the other side.
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Letter from Emma Walker Gilmer Breckinridge to her son, Cary Breckinridge, Jr. at Chatham, Virginia - December 21, 1853 19/15/1853 /1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835
Letter headed "Grove Hill, Decr. 21st 1853" from Emma Walker Gilmer Breckinridge to "my dear son" Cary Breckinridge, Jr. at Chatham, Pittsylvania [County Virginia] responding to his latest letter telling him he is the best of her sons to write letters, so she will promptly answer his most recent letter, tells of "having a partridge net made" [for quail or pheasants] and hopes several of the men can come during the Christmas holidays to hunt, news...
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