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Tucker, Lelia |
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Letter - July 13, 1935
Letter headed Leigh, July 13, 1935, postmarked Hardins Tavern, July 14, from Mary Gilmer to her daughters, Emma Breckinridge and Lucy Gilmer, at Catawba, near Fincastle. News of Harmer moving to Meadsville, Halifax County; his upcoming marriage at Christmas; one of the Gilmer slaves loaned to Harmer until a younger slave gets old enough to work alone. News of Mr. Cobbs leaving the church at Charlottesville, after bringing in many new members, man...
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Letter - March 21, 1843
Letter headed "Catawba March 21st 1843" from Emma Breckinridge at Fincastle to her mother, Mary Gilmer, at Leigh, near Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle, Virginia telling of the death of her mother-in-law, Ann Selden Breckinridge, of the circumstances immediately before she passed away, the funeral, and gathering afterward. She tells of the will Mrs. Breckinridge prepared just weeks before her death, items mentions in the will, other family news, and im...
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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 of June 9, 1845 from Peachy Gilmer to Emma Gilmer Breckinridge - June 9, 1845
Letter headed "Leigh June 9th 1845, Monday evening" from M. R. "Peachy" Gilmer to her sister, Emma Gilmer Breckinridge, at Grove Hill near Fincastle, Virginia. Peachy tells of baby John Breckinridge who has been ill, probably from cutting teeth, family news, reports on flowers that Emma had brought to Leigh from Grove Hill, going to church, and mentions a whole host of friends and neighbors including their servants (slaves.)
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