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01/08/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed Jan 18th 1862 from Emma Breckinridge to her sister Eliza with family and local news, notes that her sister {Mary Ann Woodville} had sent a letter with money enclosed and hopes it has arrived safely, asking for Eliza to bring sheet music for some dances (Lancer's Quadrille). The last page of this letters written by their mother Emma W. G. Breckinridge (she always wants to write on all the empty space before a letter is mailed), repea...
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01/15/1871 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859
Letter headed Glencary, Jan. 15th, 1871, Saturday, from Mary B. Woodville to her Mother [Emma W. G.Breckinridge] telling of events around Christmas and about the extreme cold weather that have had, a sick child, company from South Carolina, traveling to Sue Fredericks for Xmas dinner, with a lot of other guests: Willie and Florie, Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Williamson, Aunt Letty, Charley and Cary were all there. She had a dinner party a we...
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01/28/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed Richmond January 28th '62 from Emma Breckinridge to her mother telling of events in her life while staying in Richmond, looking at material [lanns] for making dresses, of how her wardrobe of dresses is fine for now, about wedding presents she has purchased for James and Fanny's upcoming wedding: Pa's gift will be a writing desk at $15, Ma's is silver basket lined with French blue, at $10, sister's is a little wine set with a decante...
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10/18/1863 9/22/1859
Letter headed Oct. 18th 1863 from Julia Breckinridge to her husband Gilmer Breckinridge wanting to write a more cheerful letter telling him of news about his children Nannie and John and she is glad he is sending his mule home as she was afraid it would be killed, trying to get harness for horses and mules, about sales of two farms and fifteen houses that the owners have changed recently, about working on a story for the "Illustrated News" trying...
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10/19/1863 9/22/1859
Letter headed Oct. 19th [1863 by context] from Julia Breckinridge to her mother in law Emma W. G. Breckinridge thanking her for things sent from Grove Hill and telling of events at Buchanan, Gilmer has written recently from Orange Springs, Jim [slave] is replacing Strother [slave], due to his bad toothache, Strother has not been of much use in camp, news of Aunt Deborah who is at Cabell Washington's place and tells of Evelyn's wedding that was we...
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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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letter - August 13, 1829
Letter dated August 13, 1829, from unknown author at Salt Sulphur Springs to Emma W. Gilmer, in Liberty, Bedford County, Virginia, and delivered by Mr Bouldin. Letter discusses several gentlemen who are at the Springs, and announces the author is going to Red Sulphur Springs and then on to Sweet Springs in the next fortnight. A Mr. Cobbs is utilized as a basis of comparison to a Mr. Williams referred to in the letter. This is most probably a refe...
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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 - 1831
Letter without heading from an unknown friend to Emma W. Breckinridge at Fincastle in Botetourt County with an illegible return address. The year is assumed to be 1831 as the writer comments on names of houses that Emma has mentioned and says she prefers the name Keelonah. Other letters suggest that by September 29, 1831, Emma and her husband were building a new home which was ultimately called Catawba. Most of this letter concerns the health of ...
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Letter - 1831
Overwritten letter headed "Staunton Oct 8th" and the rest of letter has not been read due to the overwriting process, thus we have little information to set the year. We used 1831 since other letters filed in this group were estimated to be written in 1831.
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Letter - April 18, 1841
Letter headed "Baltimore April 18th 1841" from Sarah Stith to her friend, Lucy Gilmer at Leigh, near University of Virginia, writing about her recent visit with Lucy and the Gilmers, inquiring about any recent visitors to Lucy's home, describing the funeral of President William Henry Harrison with a description of a cap placed on his head which Sarah suggest made him look like an old lady when his body was viewed while lying in state. Long descri...
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Letter - April 20, 1831
Letter dated April 20, 1831 from Emma G. Breckenridge, Grove Hill, Botetourt County to her brother, Harmer Gilmer, at Hardins Tavern, Albemarle County. Refers to Mrs. Wharton, living in the Gilmer family home in Liberty, and gives the family news and some advice for her younger brothers.
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Letter - December 28, 1835
Letter headed Leigh, December 28, 1835, from Mary Gilmer to her mother, Mrs. Mary Fitch, in Fitchville, a village of Bozrah, Connecticut. Tells of her trip home, news of the family, Emma's little girl sick with measles, Harmer and George are doing well in their professions; tells of Mrs. Burwell's sudden death six weeks after her daughter had died with the measles; messages to family and friends in Connecticut; mentions the dreadful fire in New Y...
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Letter - March 7, 1838
Letter headed "March 7th 1838" from Mary Gilmer at Hardin's Tavern, to her daughter, Lucy, care of Mr. Persico, Richmond. Discusses Lucy's need for clothing and advice for taking care of same. Sends a $30 draft for a new black dress and suggests persons who might help make the purchase. Gives an account of two students, John Taylor and a Jones from out of state, attacking a professor [at the University of Virginia]. They were captured and freed ...
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Letter from Eliza Breckinridge to James Breckinridge - December 29, 1851
This letter headed "Grove Hill Dec. 29th 1851" from Eliza Breckinridge (with a note from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge) to James Breckinridge, in care of B. F. [Frank] Minor, Esquire at Charlottesville [where James is a student at Minor's school] telling of their Christmas at Grove Hill, naming many of the family who had visited over Christmas, talks about several teachers the children are seeing (Frank Minor, Cousin Ann Minor and Mr. Galt), filling t...
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Letter from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her daughter, Lucy G. Breckinridge at Grove Hill - August 1853 (by context)
Letter headed "Glencary Saturday morning" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her daughter, Lucy G. Breckinridge at Grove Hill, probably delivered by hand. Emma was visiting the Springs and sending letters home to her children during this time period. Tells of being ill, but improving and "riding over to the Springs this morning. The Dr got some bath tickets for us yesterday." Emma has long list of items she wants sent from Grove Hill to Mary Ann Br...
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Letter from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her daughter, Mary Ann Breckinridge - 1852 ( by context)
This letter without a heading is undated and addressed to Dear Mary [Breckinridge] who seems to be Oaklands preparing for a wedding from her mother Emma Gilmer Breckinridge as the note starts off mentioning a wedding dress and plans for a wedding tells of "missing you and the Dr.". (Mary Ann Breckinridge married Dr. James Woodville at Grove Hill on September 29, 1852.) By this context the letter is placed in 1852. Gives news of other neighbors, g...
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Letter from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her son, James Breckinridge - December 15, 1851
This letter headed "Grove Hill Decr. 15th 1851" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her son James, in care of B. F. (Franklin) Minor, Charlottesville, Albemarle County, telling of events at Grove Hill. She mentions all the brothers and sisters and their schooling, comments on the problems that James is having at school, blaming them on the poor early education he had, about illnesses of Emma and tonsils being removed from Lucy by Emma's brother, Har...
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