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1. 04/27/1894 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859

   Letter headed Charlottesville, April 27th, 1894 from Rosalie Rives to Eliza Breckinridge for sending a "pretty souvenir of the Shakespeare [Club] lunch" and wished for a more detailed sharing of all the events that occurred, most of this letter is a social conversation, hard to read because of the writing style, Rosalie reports on relatives who are travelling, some who are ill, and one who is losing her memory. Rosalie had gone from Charlestown t...

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2. letter - 12/24/1861 9/22/1859

   Letter headed Ivy Creek Dec 24th, 1861 to his sister Emma W. G. Breckinridge from W. W. [William] Gilmer tells of suffering a muscle injury that kept him from answering an earlier letter from Emma, had a slave Henry who had hurt himself in the same way "loading stock on a wagon", they are now busy making a trough 20 feet long from 1 1/2" planks for their new barn, of saving "several hundreds of bs. [bushels] of top quality wheat to make flour thi...

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3. Letter - August 29, 1841

   Letter to Harmer Gilmer headed Lynchburg, August 29th 1841 from a Doctor (name missing) in Lynchburg about Frank's illness, medicines, and treatment. He apologizes for not being able to visit Frank again.

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4. Letter - November 8 & 19, 1843

   Letter headed "Lynchburg Nov 8th 43" from Harmer Gilmer and his wife Belle to Emma Gilmer Breckinridge at Fincastle, Botetourt telling of their plans to leave their rented rooms at Mr. Morris' house and rent a house of their own for $200 and to take in boarders to help defray their expenses, is looking for a cow to provide milk and describes the rented house. Belle writes the remainder of the letter and tells of buying the needed furnishings for ...

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