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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. Letter of December 27, 1847 from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to Mary Gilmer - December 27, 1847

    This letter headed "Grove Hill Decr 27th 1847" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her mother, Mary Gilmer, at Leigh near Hardins Tavern, Albemarle telling of the recently wed Peach and George Wilmer have moved from Grove Hill to Emma and Cary's original home named Catawba, about furnishing this place, about various family members visiting at Christmas, about the weather (very cold and snowy), building a new ice house at Grove Hill, about plans to s...

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