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1. 08/06/1863 9/22/1859

   Letter headed Aug. 6th, 1863, from Julia Breckinridge to her husband Gilmer telling of news from home, Uncle Jordan and Aunt Deborah are visiting and planning to visit Enghart's [spring's or resort?] for a week, visited with Mrs. Anderson whose son was recently killed in action leaving a widow, young son, and an unborn child "born a few days ago and they called him Joseph", that Major Anderson's servant recently got back from Vicksburg "with grea...

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2. letter - 10/05/1859 9/22/1859

   Letter headed Richmond, Oct. 5th, [1859 by context] from Emma W. Gilmer Breckinridge in Richmond to her husband Cary at Grove Hill telling of her trip down the James River Canal to Richmond, of the people she has seen and visited with, of attending the [Episcopal Church] Convention in Richmond, her brother John Gilmer was there, her sister in law Belle came down on the "cars" [railroad], Mr. Wilmer wants her to go to Williamsburg to see a Capston...

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3. letter - 1861 9/22/1859

   Letter headed Friday Morning [probably August 16 or 23 from the data in the letter she is quoting her husband Gilmer's letter dated August 13 which was a Tuesday] to Eliza Breckinridge from her sister in law Julia Anthony Breckinridge telling of news from Gilmer in camp near Richmond, of the sick soldier Lt. Robinson who Gilmer has sent home to Amsterdam to recover from his illness, other information is repeated from this same letter (1969.51.610...

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4. Letter - May 26, 1842

   Letter headed "Catawba May 26th 1842" from Emma Breckinridge to her husband Cary Breckinridge, Esq, at Leesburg, Virginia and forwarded back to Fincastle on June 8, 1842. An interesting letter detailing what is happening at home while Cary is traveling with their son James, tells of planting and replanting tobacco, corn, picking strawberries, field work, laying floors in the mill, some problems on the farm and some family news.

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5. Letter - September 21, 1836

   Letter dated September 21, 1836, mailed from Fincastle, from Emma W. Breckinridge to her sister Lucy, at Leigh near Hardins Tavern, Albemarle. News of friends and relations: Watts, Gamble, Burwell, etc. Talks of schools for girls, and of Lucy leaving soon for school in Richmond. Reminiscences about their father, who was visiting Emma just a year before in September. Mentions Mrs. Wharton, wife of the new minister renting a house in Salem.

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6. 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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7. 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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8. Letter from Peachy Gilmer Breckinridge to his mother, Emma Breckinridge - September 12, 1851

   This letter headed "Sept 12th 1851" from P. G. (Peachy Gilmer) Breckinridge to his mother, Emma Breckinridge, at Fincastle in Botetourt County, Virginia, telling of receiving her letter and package of clothes, asking about various kinfolk, asking that Cousin Letty Watts write to him promptly, bemoaning the fact that his mother had not sent a cake in the package with his clothes.

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