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Minor, Frank |
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01/24/1865 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859
Letter headed Tuesday Morning 24th [in 1865 only January and October had a Tuesday fall on the 24th, several times Xmas is mentioned so the proper date is probably January 24th and the year must be 1865 as Lucy Minor asks about her cousin Lucy Breckinridge who passed away in June of 1865], letter written to Ann (last name not known), the writer tells of her distress at losing her loved one, mentions family friends and members. She mentions severa...
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12/10/1863 9/22/1859
Letter headed Dec 10th 1863 and Dec:12 mailed at Frank Minor, the Regt. is going toward Charlottev (in pencil) from Gilmer Breckinridge to his wife Julia telling of not having paper to write letters and hoping to get a fresh supply in a few days, problems with the slaves who are with him and working for the Army, Jim is sick and headed for Uncle William [Gilmer's] place, and Joe is the only one they can depend on now, tells of seeing a paper in R...
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Letter - April 6, 1843
Letter headed "Leigh April 6 1843" from Lucy Gilmer to her sister, Emma Breckinridge, at Catawba, near Fincastle, Botetourt County, complaining that she has to write two letters to receive one, tells of her depression with the boredom of farm life in Albemarle County, of visits by her cousins; Brother George Gilmer has announced his candidacy for the US Congress, but she hopes he will not become a "politician", and will serve only one term if ele...
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Letter - December 31, 1836
Letter headed "Edgemont the last day of December 1836," mailed at Charlottesville, from A. [Ann] H. Gilmer to her cousin, Emma Breckinridge, in Fincastle, Botetourt County. Family news -- tells of the recent marriage of Hugh Minor to Mary Ann Carr and mentions others by first name only. Writing in poor and spelling is worse. (Hugh is spelled Hue)
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Letter from Cary Breckinridge, Eliza Breckinridge and 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) - January 13, 1852
This letter with no heading (1852 date derived from the postmark date) to James Breckinridge from Cary Breckinridge, Eliza Breckinridge and his mother, Emma Gilmer Breckinridge, giving news of events at the farm, expressing concern that he was not home for Christmas and was sick as well, probably from asthma, mentions Gilmer breaking through the ice on the river while sliding. Mother Emma writes along the same lines, worried about his health, cau...
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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, Eliza Breckinridge, at Grove Hill - August 8, 1853
Letter headed "Glencary August 8th [1853]" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her daughter, Eliza, at Grove Hill telling of events at Glencary and the regular trips they were taking to the Springs, tells of Mr. Radford who is ill today after drinking 17 glasses of the water from the Springs in one day, baby Emma in her linen dress is quite a sight in the ballroom talking to the singers about the songs she would like to hear, and her conversation wi...
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Letter from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her husband, Cary Breckinridge - August 10, 1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835
Letter headed "Glencary August 10th 1853" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her husband,Cary Breckinridge, telling about the health of Wilson (a slave who drives the carriage) who is very ill and had to be bled and dosed with calomel, and of Phil, another slave who she thinks can drive them home from the Springs in a single day, and she is considering leaving Maria to work for the bartender (a free Negro from Fincastle) at the Springs at the rate ...
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Letter from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her husband, Cary Breckinridge, at Grove Hill - August 23, 1853
Letter headed "Glencary August 23, 1853" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her husband Cary at Grove Hill, telling of her activities each day as they work at Mary's home [Glencary] in the morning and visit the Springs in the afternoon which suits her very well, tells about helping Dr. Woodville getting his oats and timbers hauled in the rainy weather (using the wagon and two slaves from Grove Hill), eating with friends in the evening, names many o...
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Letter from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her son, cadet Gilmer Breckinridge at VMI Institute - August 17, 1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835
Letter headed "Grove Hill August 17th 1853" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her son, Gilmer Breckinridge, at Virginia Military Institute, telling of her return from her two week visit to Sweet Springs, about illness in the neighborhood that called her home early, of piping the spring water into Grove Hill including the upstairs, and family news of James brothers and sisters.
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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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Letter from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her son, James Breckinridge - February 16, 1854 19/15/1853 /1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835
Letter headed "Grove Hill Feb. 16th 1854" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her son, James Breckinridge at Frank Minor's school, asking him for news of their cousin Lucy Minor's marriage, comments on his letter writing ability, mentions James desire to go to the Institute (VMI) and points out he will have to discipline himself to be an early riser if he goes there, tells of her visitors, including brother John Gilmer, wants a copy of the "likeness...
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Letter from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her son, James Breckinridge, a student at Frank Minor's school in Charlottesville - June 15, 1852 ( by context)
This letter headed "Grove Hill June 15th" [1852 by context] from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her son, James Breckinridge, who is completing a school year at Frank Minor's school in Charlottesville. Emma is forwarding money for his travel expenses and an urgent message that she hopes all her children will be home this summer as well as her brothers, William and George, apparently for the wedding of daughter Emma Breckinridge to Dr. Woodville. She ...
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Letter from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to James Breckinridge - January 4, 1852
This letter headed "Grove Hill Jan 4th 1852" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to James Breckinridge care of B. F. [Frank] Minor, Esquire at Charlottesville (where James is a student at Minor's school) telling of her activities, inquiring about what James has done at Christmas, encourages him to write longer letters and to study seriously in this session, gives news of all the children and their progress under Ann Minor as a teacher, of problems wit...
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Letter from Emma Walker Gilmer Breckinridge to her son, James Breckinridge, who is attending school near Charlottesville, Virginia - October 5, 1853 19/15/1853 /1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835
Letter headed "Grove Hill Oct 5th 1853" from Emma Walker Gilmer Breckinridge to her son, James, who is attending school at Frank Minor's near Charlottesville. His mother is advising him that they want him to take music, but not clarinets lessons, rather she hopes it will be flute, violin, or guitar and learning how to sing also, saying that he should "take all he can since it all comes under the same charge of $14" [per session], Cary, Jr. is hom...
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Letter from Emma W. Breckinridge to her son, James Breckinridge, in Charlottesville. - February 2, 1854 19/15/1853 /1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835
Letter headed "Grove Hill, Feb. 2nd, 1854" from Emma W. Breckinridge to her son, James Breckinridge, in care of Frank Minor, Esquire, in Charlottesville, where he is a student of Cousin Frank Minor, telling of her brother William Gilmer returning to Albemarle, she is worried about his forgetfulness, of Cousin Lucy Gilmer's upcoming wedding, encourages James to work harder on his lessons and strive to improve himself, about Mr. Anderson, the new o...
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Letter from Frank Minor to his cousins, Emma Gilmer Breckinridge - January 10, 1852
This letter headed "Ridgeway - Jan 10th 1852" from Franklin Minor to his cousin, Emma Gilmer Breckinridge at Grove Hill, Botetourt, Virginia, telling of a strange illness that James Breckinridge had been through and seems to be feeling normal again. Frank Minor is teaching James in his boarding school and comments on the shyness (bashfulness) that James is showing by not socializing with his cousins and other adults and cautions that this may aff...
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Letter from Gilmer Breckinridge (a cadet at VMI) to his mother, Emma Breckinridge - September 3, 1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835
Letter headed "Saturday, V. M. I. Sep 3rd 1853" from Gilmer Breckinridge to his mother, Emma Breckinridge, at Fincastle, Virginia in Botetourt County. He tells of his return from a field trip marching back and forth to the Springs (Rockbridge Alum Springs, about 17 miles each way) carrying a musket, living in tents while there, mentions Wilson, a family slave who works at the Rockbridge Alum Springs in the summer to try to cure his breathing prob...
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Letter from James Breckinridge to his mother, Emma Gilmer Breckinridge - March 26, 1854 19/15/1853 /1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835
Letter headed "Ridgway [school] March 26th 1854" from James Breckinridge to his mother, Emma Gilmer Breckinridge, telling of his desire to answer her last letter very promptly, asking about her letter stating that his "Pa had sent away Mr. Smoot for shooting Joshua" and expressing hope that Joshua [family slave] was not seriously injured; of his Uncle William Gilmer coming to visit and how much the students like to hear him tell his stories (the...
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Letter from James Breckinridge to his mother, Emma Gilmer Breckinridge, and a second letter from John Breckinridge - September 2, 1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835
Letter headed "Ridgway September 2nd [1853]" from J. [James] Breckinridge to his mother, Emma Gilmer Breckinridge, telling of his return trip to Albemarle County for the fall term of school at his cousin Frank Minor's school outside of Charlottesville. James states that the school has 44 boys and is expecting some more, telling also of the people he met on his return trip, Cousin Ann Gilmer and Frank Minor about 8 miles out of Lexington at Gibson...
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