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1. Letter dated December 27, 1847 from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to Mary Ann Breckinridge - December 27, 1847

   Letter headed "Grove Hill Decr 27th 1847" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her daughter Mary Ann who is going to Mrs. Mead's school in Richmond this year, telling of Mary Peachy and George Wilmer moving into their new home called Catawba which was built by Cary Breckinridge when he and Emma were first married, about the bad weather they are having, building a new ice house at Grove Hill, and lot of news about the family.

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2. Letter from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her daughter, Mary Ann Woodville, at Glencary - May 20, 1854 19/15/1853 /1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835

   Letter headed "Grove Hill May 20th, 1854" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her daughter, Mary Woodville, at Glencary telling of her expectation that Mary will visit Grove Hill soon, about her mother and friends in Williamsburg where there has been a lot of sickness, a Miss Harriet has written about the various people sick and Emma is anxious to go check on her mother, but Mr. B. suggest she will likely get sick too and not be able to get proper c...

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3. Letter of December 27, 1847 from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to Mary Gilmer - December 27, 1847

   This letter headed "Grove Hill Decr 27th 1847" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her mother, Mary Gilmer, at Leigh near Hardins Tavern, Albemarle telling of the recently wed Peach and George Wilmer have moved from Grove Hill to Emma and Cary's original home named Catawba, about furnishing this place, about various family members visiting at Christmas, about the weather (very cold and snowy), building a new ice house at Grove Hill, about plans to s...

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4. School daybook - 1844

   This is a daybook recording school attendance for 24 students of Buford Wills, school teacher at Lafayette, Montgomery County, Virginia for the period from January 29, 1844 to December 13, 1844. Wills is also recording the amount he has earned for teaching for the year =$346.04. Object ID 1965.21.11 is similar information for the year 1845. Wills also makes comments on weather, politics, and the health of various people in his life and community.

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5. School Daybook - 1845

   This school daybook covers the students and their days of attendance at Lafayette, Montgomery County, Virginia and was kept by the teacher Buford Wills, of Franklin County, Virginia. Wills also recorded weather and other events on the day they occurred in this record. This is similar to Object ID 1965.21.10 which covered the previous year 1844. Wills also kept accounts of the pay he received from the parents of his students in 1845 =$350.14

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