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letter - 1861 9/22/1859
Letter headed Monday night from Julia Anthony Breckinridge to her mother in law Emma Gilmer Breckinridge telling of a visit from her sister in law Emma and about the boxes of food and apparel that were shipped from Grove Hill to Julia at Buchanan, no mention of the baby so this letter was probably written in early 1861 at the baby arrived before May 1861. Gilmer is still working his law cases and has not joined the army. Some family news included...
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letter - 1861 9/22/1859
Letter headed Friday evening from Julia Anthony Breckinridge to her mother in law Emma Gilmer Breckinridge, even though Eliza wrote home the previous day, while the baby is asleep, dates this letter to later than March 1861, names quite a few family and friends, comments about her anxiety for Gilmer, about trying to help others, about William (no last name) who is out with Gilmer and that William is courting Eliza and he is a fine gentleman, othe...
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letter - October 18, 1838
Letter headed "Catawba October 18th 1838" from Emma Breckinridge to her sister Lucy Gilmer, at Leigh, Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle Virginia. Report on Peachy's progress in her studies, speaks of a plan to hire a teacher and ask Mr. Bowyer of Greenfield to allow his daughter to be in the class with Peachy and Mary. Mentions buying new furniture in Buchanan from Mr. Hobson's sale. Other news about the family.
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Letter - February 3, 1841
Letter from Emma Breckinridge dated February 8, 1841 to her sister Lucy at Leigh near Hardins Tavern, Albemarle, Virginia and postmarked Fincastle, Virginia on February 4, 1841, telling of family news and discussing the possibilities of her three unwed brothers finding suitable wives in the near future. News of her visits with neighbors and announcing that Mr. B intends to build a front porch on their home Catawba in the spring. Tells of her chi...
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Letter - May 29, 1843
Letter headed "Richmond, Monday evening, May 29,1843" (post marked May 31) from Lucy Gilmer to her mother, Mary Gilmer, at Leigh near Hardins Tavern, Albemarle County reporting on her delay in returning home due to bad weather, and her further attendance at the Episcopal convention in Richmond, the sermons she has heard, and the various friends and family members she has visited with while in Richmond.
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Letter of May 11, 1846 from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to Mary Gilmer - May 11, 1846
Letter headed "May 11th 1846" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge at Fincastle to her mother, Mary Gilmer, at Leigh, near Hardins Tavern, Albemarle, telling of local news, reports on the weather, crops, family news, and social comments of many visitors, plans for a strawberry festival, encouraging her mother to visit more often, and other family news.
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