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Mead, Mr. |
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letter - May 27, 1832
Letter dated May 27, 1832 from William Wirt Gilmer, at Ivy Creek, postmarked Hardins Tavern, May 31, to his sister, Emma Walker Breckinridge, at Grove Hill, near Fincastle. Tells of brickmaking, the weather and of crops. Note added from their mother, Mary Gilmer, describing her daughter Mary's illness with the measles.
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Letter - August 14, 1842
Letter headed "Leigh August 14th 1842" from Mary Gilmer to her daughter Lucy Gilmer at Catawba near Fincastle, Botetourt, tells much family news, weather damage to crops, a lot of rain and many hail storms, of visitors from Louisiana, death of Peter and Lucy Minor's young child, plans for William Gilmer's trip to Botetourt with Peachy Gilmer and James Breckinridge, problems with the servants (slaves) not wanting to work, tells of Isabella (Harmer...
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Letter - August 22, 1842
Letter headed "Leigh August 22nd 1842" from Mary Gilmer at Hardins Tavern, Virginia, to her daughter Emma Breckinridge at Catawba near Fincastle with many interesting events and persons names mentioned. Tells of going to church, changing preachers, a camp meeting going on in the area for the servants (slaves) and writing a permission slip for one of her slaves to be allowed to join the church [Baptist],discussion of the crops that will be harvest...
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Letter - February 20, 1843
Letter headed "Leigh Feb 20th 1843" from Mary Gilmer to her son John Gilmer at Washington College, Lexington, Virginia telling of her plans to rent their house servant (slave) to the Alum Springs [Rockbridge Alum Springs] as "he is an excellent dining room servant, a very attentive nurse and as good a Carriage driver as any in the state, and perfectly honest." She hopes that by working at the Alum springs he will be cured of the consumption he h...
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Letter - January 16, 1838
Letter headed "Edgemont January 16, '38" and postmarked Charlottesville, Virginia, from A. H. (Ann) Gilmer (see Object ID 1969.51.214) to her cousin, Emma Breckinridge, at Fincastle, with news of the family and friends in Albemarle.
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Letter - January 16, 1838
Letter headed "Edgemont January 16, '38" and postmarked Charlottesville, Virginia, from A. H. (Ann) Gilmer (see Object ID 1969.51.214) to her cousin, Emma Breckinridge, at Fincastle, with news of the family and friends in Albemarle.
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Letter - July 7, 1845
Letter headed "Leigh July 7 45 Monday morning" from Peach Gilmer to her sister, Emma Gilmer Breckinridge, at Grove Hill near Fincastle, and tells of visitors to Leigh in recent days, family news of Isabel [wife of George Gilmer] and her "most regularly beautiful baby" she ever saw, news about Emma's son Johnnie Gilmer who also is beautiful, of going to the The University on the 4th [of July] to hear Mr. Luck's speech, and hearing an "indifarent" ...
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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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Letter - March 6, 1843
Letter headed "Leigh March 6th 1843" from Mary Gilmer to her daughter Emma Breckinridge at Catawba near Fincastle telling of the sorrow Lucy and all of them felt in hearing the news of the death of Lizzie Watts Preston, tells of the happiness they felt that Lizzie had accepted eternal life in the church, of premonitions she had about persons dying, preachers gathering at the University [of Virginia] for a Bible Society meeting, and closes with a ...
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Letter - May 19, 1837
Letter dated May 19, 1837 from Mary Gilmer from Hardin's Tavern to her daughter, Lucy, care of Mr. Persico's Seminary in Richmond. Tells of Frank's troubles at the University and complains he seems to lack energy and ambition. Speaks of financial worries; moralizes about behavior and raising children. She shares news about many of the local families including recent illnesses and deaths.
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Letter - May 28, 1845
Letter headed "Leigh [May 27th 1845]"from Emma Breckinridge to her husband Cary at Grove Hill near Fincastle, Botetourt telling of her plans to return home soon from her mothers, will leave baby John at Leigh because of the danger of whooping cough at Grove Hill, family news and requests certain items be sewn and flower boxes be built for the plants he is bringing from Albemarle, mentions various people who have visited at Leigh, tells of her pla...
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Letter - October 14, 1835
Letter headed Leigh, October 14th, from Mary Gilmer to her daughter, Emma Breckinridge, at Catawba near Fincastle [estimated year 1835] telling of her difficult journey home, and of finding son William ill, and of William's wish for Lucy to return home from her long stay with the Breckinridges (letter does not mention Peachy) who is ill and will die in the next year. Talks of digging a grave, although it is not clear who is to be buried.
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Letter from William Gilmer to Mary Gilmer - January 2, 1850
This letter headed "Richd Jany 2 1850" from William Gilmer to his mother, Mary Gilmer, at Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia, telling of his trip to Richmond for Christmas, about a young slave girl setting herself on fire and nearly burning the house down, his host was burned badly and the slave died a few days later, William's house at Ivy Creek is finally finished, his barn not quite completed, and mentions that Amanda has died and that Wils...
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Letter of November 18, 1846 from Alice Watts to Mary Breckinridge - November 18, 1846
Letter headed "Oaklands November, Tuesday Night" (dated November 18 from the Big Lick postmark) from Alice Watts to Mary Breckinridge, care of Mrs. Mead in Richmond, Virginia, telling of friends and family. Alice misses Mary and is surprised to hear that Peach Gilmer has become engaged and other family news.
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