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Gilmer, Harmer |
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03/27/1834
Letter headed Catawba 27 March1834 from Lucy Gilmer and Emma Breckinridge to their brothers Hamer and Frank in Albemarle County. Lucy playfully offering to find a potential bride for Harmer to assure him a good choice, she names a few girls he should not consider, wants Harmer to come to Botetourt to live, discusses the use of a deer skin of Harmers. Emma writes Frank that she is glad to hear he is a good student and wishes him well when he enter...
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03/27/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed Camp near Orange C. H. March 27th 1862 from Gilmer Breckinridge to his wife Julia telling of camp life, his brigade is marching several miles out and back every other day and squad drill on the alternate days to "keep the fat hard", of new recruits wanting to switch companies, plans to purchase a carriage and team of horses for Julia that the Quartermaster is planing to sell, asking her to come to the Orange where she could find a p...
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05/16/1834
Letter headed Pitts C. H. May 16th 1834 from George H. Gilmer to his mother [Mary House Gilmer] and brother Harmer replying to a joint letter from them and tells of his preference that Frank should come to Mr. Godfrey's P. H. Academy and teach rather then attend the University [of Virginia]. He states that Frank can clear $300 and save the $2-300 per year cost at the University. This "difference of $500 per year is a good deal of money in any man...
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08/08/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed Grove Hill August 8th [1862 by context] to Dearest Sister [Julia Breckinridge] from Lucy telling of being very lonely as her mother has gone to visit with her oldest daughter Mary Woodville in Monroe County, that brother Cary has returned to the war and they fear for his life since John was killed a few months ago, of her concern for her mother traveling with so many deserters on the roads, but that brother George took a gun with hi...
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10/06/1864 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859
Letter headed Grove Hill (although she was in Pittsylvania County visiting with her Uncle Harmer Gilmer and his wife Belle, when she wrote this letter) Oct. 6th 1864 from Lucy Breckinridge to her sister Emma telling of their daily activities, walking, singing and dancing, mending clothes, describes Lewis and Tommy Walker, Lewis "is going in the Army in a few days", as "being such a sweet boy and always doing something for us", Lucy asks for mater...
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11/21/1864 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859
Letter headed Woodside, Nov. 21st, 1864 from Lucy Breckinridge to her brother George in the Army, telling of family news at Woodside where she is visiting her older sister Mary Ann Woodville who has moved to Powhatan County from Monroe County to get away from the Yankee raiders, of the good food they are eating which he would really enjoy having, suggests she is thinking bout getting married, about conditions at Grove Hill where they may have to ...
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12/24/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed Dec. 28th [1862] from Julia Breckinridge to her husband Gilmer telling of events at home, how happy she is to have received two letters from him on the same day, Uncle Jordan is getting better, a pet bird was found dead in his cage, some news of local events, she is expecting Cousin Cornelia to visit around the middle of January and then Julia plans to go to Grove Hill as she is expecting a baby in mid February. She apologizes for w...
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George Jefferson Hundley recollections - April 29, 1895
George Jefferson Hundley was born near Mobile, Alabama in 1838. On his mother's side he was the great-great-grandson of Peter Field Jefferson, who was an uncle of President Thomas Jefferson. Orphaned at an early age he was reared by relatives in Amelia County, Virginia. He studied law in Lexington, Virginia, and was licensed to practice in 1860. Hundley enlisted as a private in the 19th Virginia Infantry, where he was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant....
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letter - 04/10/1845.
Letter headed Charlottesville April 10th from Mary Gilmer to her daughter Emma at Grove Hill, Fincastle, Botetourt telling of the condition of her daughter Lucy who has been quite ill for several months, of going to Charlottesville to visit with Pete and Lucy Minor, of the death of Lucy's friend Mildred Dabney and the sorrow she feels for Mildred's mother who is left alone in her house, of attempts to get Lucy out for a carriage ride, but her wea...
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letter - 10/05/1859 9/22/1859
Letter headed Richmond, Oct. 5th, [1859 by context] from Emma W. Gilmer Breckinridge in Richmond to her husband Cary at Grove Hill telling of her trip down the James River Canal to Richmond, of the people she has seen and visited with, of attending the [Episcopal Church] Convention in Richmond, her brother John Gilmer was there, her sister in law Belle came down on the "cars" [railroad], Mr. Wilmer wants her to go to Williamsburg to see a Capston...
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letter - 12/24/1861 9/22/1859
Letter headed Ivy Creek Dec 24th, 1861 to his sister Emma W. G. Breckinridge from W. W. [William] Gilmer tells of suffering a muscle injury that kept him from answering an earlier letter from Emma, had a slave Henry who had hurt himself in the same way "loading stock on a wagon", they are now busy making a trough 20 feet long from 1 1/2" planks for their new barn, of saving "several hundreds of bs. [bushels] of top quality wheat to make flour thi...
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letter - April 27, 1843
Letter without a heading from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge at Fincastle, Virginia to her mother, Mary Gilmer, at Leigh, near Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle, written over several days telling of the arrival of spring, plants coming up, flowers blooming, of the settlement of the estate of Mrs. Breckinridge's, getting clothing for her children and sister Peach, of her desire for her mother to visit them this summer, deaths and marriages in the community, Co...
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letter - April 5, 1835
Letter headed Leigh, Hardins Tavern, Virginia, from Peachy R. Gilmer to Cary Breckinridge and from Mary Gilmer to Emma Breckinridge, Catawba, Botetourt Co. Dated 1835 by context, but could be 1834, since much of the news concerns Lucy and Ann at school in Charlottesville (see #170 et seq.) Mentions hopes of visiting the Springs, and the Breckinridges, and hunting in the fall. Also noted that all their garden plants had been killed by a late frost...
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letter - August 4, 1827
Letter dated August 4, 1827 from Mary Gilmer to her sons Hamer and Francis at Liberty, Bedford County, Virginia. This was written while she was visiting her mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Fitch, at Bozrah, Connecticut. Postmarked Norwich, Connecticut, August 8, 1827. She tells of her visit and inquires about happenings at home while she has been traveling.
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letter - January 14, 1836
Letter headed January 14, 1836, mailed from Pittsylvania Court House, from George H. Gilmer to his mother, Mrs. Mary Gilmer, at Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle, Virginia. Talks of plans to come home for Harmer's wedding; of the probability of a canal being cut through Fluvanna county, increasing values-urges his father not to sell his lands there at this time; of dividing up the servants among family; of his need for shirts and drawers, with direction...
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letter - January 4, 1836
Letter headed Bachelor's Lodge, Meadsville, and dated January 4, [1836] from Harmer Gilmer to his sister, Emma Breckinridge, in Fincastle, begging her for news, reporting on his medical practice, and especially urging her to come to his wedding to Isabella, which has been put off to February 10 to 20.
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letter - June 20, 1827
A letter from Mary Gilmer, at "Elba", the home of Judge Carr, to her daughter Emma, at New London, concerning a journey by stagecoach to visit with Judge Carr in Richmond. Fair amount of detail as to miles traveled each day.
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letter - June 7, 1832
Letter dated June 7, 1832 from Francis Walker Gilmer, at Mud Wall, postmarked Charlottesville, June 8, to his sister, Emma Breckinridge, at Fincastle, Virginia with news of his family and mentions that Mr. Cobbs preached in Charlottesville recently.
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letter - March 21, 1832
Letter dated March 21, 1832 from Mary Gilmer, Ivy Creek, to her daughter Emma Breckinridge, at Grove Hill, near Fincastle in Botetourt County. Postmarked Hardin's Tavern, March 24. A short note at the end was added by one of Emma's brothers. News of the family, Francis Gilmer is to board at the Academy, and Lucy to attend school in Charlottesville.
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letter - March 9, 1838
Letter headed "Pttsa. C. H. Mar. 9th 1838" from George Gilmer to his mother, Mary Gilmer, at Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle County, Virginia. Discusses settlement of her estate where property was located in several states, discusses conserving cash, advises against loaning out funds unless you receive "ample security". George reports on his law practice in several courts, his desire "to get married, but who?" Mentions his slave, Lewis, who has writte...
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