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1. letter - 1861 9/22/1859

   Letter headed Camp of Instruction, Tuesday Aug 13th 1861 from Gilmer Breckinridge to his wife Julia telling of events at the Camp of Instruction, of meeting with various people and traveling to Richmond, about purchasing a barrel of flour which he said would feed 4 men for 83 1/2 days, that officers had to pay for all their meals, of meeting Billie Pegram who "had run off from Baltimore, passed through the Federal pickets and found one asleep", r...

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2. letter - 1861 9/22/1859

   Letter headed Grove Hill Aug. 30th 1861 to John Breckinridge from his sister Lucy giving him news of the family, thanking him for his "description of the battleground gave me a more vivid idea than I ever had of it", Miss and Mrs. Wise recently visited at Grove Hill and gave them gossip about "Lincoln and all those horrid Washington creatures", that several ladies had been put in jail for being too attentive to 'Rebel' prisoners with, the papers ...

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3. Letter - January 20, 1837

   Letter headed "Leigh, January 20, 1837" and mailed from Hardin's Tavern from Mary Gilmer to her daughter, Emma Breckinridge, Catawba. Tells of Judge Carr's death, of farm business, of receiving canal damages for land in Fluvanna, of trouble with a Negro who threatened a white man and then ran away, and feeling she must sell him even though he is one of "the smartest Negroes for work on the plantation." This is a very interesting comment on the pr...

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4. Letter - March 24, 1840

   Letter headed "My Dear Sister March 24th 1840" [Lucy by context] and written by John Gilmer (must have been hand carried as their is no addressee on this letter). John writes about starting school under Mr. Robertson and having a few days off to visit with friends at Gordonsville and mentions several family members. Also asked about his chickens and eggs at home, expecting Wilson (the overseer) to build a new hen house.

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5. Letter from Peachy Gilmer, Staunton, to his sister, Emma Breckinridge , near Fincastle - July 29, 1833

   Letter dated July 29, 1833 from Peachy Gilmer, at Staunton, to his sister, Emma Breckinridge, near Fincastle telling of "a pleasant walk" from Major Grattan's; speaks of "a fine fettle for traveling."

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