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1. Letter - March 24, 1840

   Letter headed "My Dear Sister March 24th 1840" [Lucy by context] and written by John Gilmer (must have been hand carried as their is no addressee on this letter). John writes about starting school under Mr. Robertson and having a few days off to visit with friends at Gordonsville and mentions several family members. Also asked about his chickens and eggs at home, expecting Wilson (the overseer) to build a new hen house.

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2. 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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3. Letter - May 18, 1841

   Letter headed "Halifax C. H. Tuesday morning, May 18 1841" from Dr. Thomas H. Averett to Doctor P. H. [Harmer] Gilmer, in Lynchburg, Virginia, describing the treatment Dr. Averett had been giving Frank Gilmer who is suffering from fever, chills, stomach complaints, and general malaise and the various methods he has used to treat him from blood-letting to sipping a port wine. On the back of this letter either Frank or Harmer has written a short no...

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4. Letter - September 15, 1844

   Letter headed "Lynchburg 15 Sept 1844" from Belle Gilmer to her sister-in-law, Emma Gilmer Breckinridge at Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia telling of her health problems, asking Emma to send "hemp seed which I intend making a trial of at your advice" to cure her back aches, mentions death of a 4 year old child and the corpse turned black within 24 hours, weather is dry and dusty, tells of a dress she has bought for Emma at cost of $7.00 and will s...

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