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1. Letter - August 19, 1844

   Letter headed "Oak Lands August 19th 44, Monday evening" from Mary Peachy (Peach) Gilmer to her mother, Mary Gilmer, at Leigh, Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle County, Virginia, telling of inability to write an interesting letter as the reason for her slow response to her mothers previous letter, promises a lot of different information in this letter, about her new music for "the little Elsler dance" all the way from Washington, about visits with vario...

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2. Letter - December 5, 1844

   Letter headed "Thursday -- Leigh -- December 5, 1844" from Lucy Gilmer to her sister, Emma Gilmer Breckinridge, at Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia, responding to Emma's letter of November 25 (see Object ID 1969.51.369), telling of an ill friend, Mildred Dabney; about local political discussions; her opinion of some of the ladies making inappropriate remarks; that little Cary is a big hit with all he visits and they are expecting Emma's fam...

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3. Letter - June 20, 1844

   Letter headed "Leigh, June 20th 1844" from Mary Gilmer to her daughter, Lucy Gilmer, at Catawba near Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia full of information on her family who have been visiting, questions about her children and when they plan to visit, brief remarks about the crops and garden being good, naming over 40 persons in this one letter.

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