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Watts, Letitia |
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01/15/1871 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859
Letter headed Glencary, Jan. 15th, 1871, Saturday, from Mary B. Woodville to her Mother [Emma W. G.Breckinridge] telling of events around Christmas and about the extreme cold weather that have had, a sick child, company from South Carolina, traveling to Sue Fredericks for Xmas dinner, with a lot of other guests: Willie and Florie, Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Williamson, Aunt Letty, Charley and Cary were all there. She had a dinner party a we...
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05/03/1865 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859
Letter headed Grove Hill May 3rd 1895 from Emma W. G. Breckinridge to her daughters (in Richmond?) starting with a thank you for the lemons sent by Julia (letter 1969.51.733) giving news of their visits through the neighborhood, naming all the families they visited, told of an incident where Alice Watts and Mrs. Nininger made rude remarks about one another, each saying the other "was the ugliest woman I ever saw," offers to send clothes to Eliza ...
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06/?/1875 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859
Letter headed Glencary dated June ?, 1875 from Emma G. W. Breckinridge to her children at home, mentions Emma W. and all the others. She begins writing in pencil complaining she has no pens or pencils and on third line she is writing with pen and ink, letter tells of much family news and concerns about the health of Annie and Mary and asks Dr. Woodville about how serious their condition is and he replies Annie need to exercise more, such as ridin...
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08/22/1864 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859
Letter headed Oaklands Aug 22nd [1864 by context as letter mentions Cousin Lucy, but not mentioning they are aware that she passed away in June 1865]. Letter was written by Kate Watts to "My Dear Cousin" and tells of them expecting the minister's family to visit today, affectionate messages to you and Cousin Lucy from the Col. who has just left, mentions a love sick Dr. Habersham, Robbie has sold his horse, how much she misses seeing all at Grove...
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09/25/1873 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859
Letter headed Glencary, Sept. 25th, 1873 from Mary Ann Woodville to her mother Emma Breckinridge explaining why it has taken so long for her to answer her last letter, a neighbor with an injured arm needed help, several in the family were sick, a colored man was barrowing a wagon to carry Maj. Wilson's family to Botetourt and Mary is asking her mother to send certain clothing and materials they need to prepare for the coming winter, and closing w...
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1871 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859
Letter headed Sweet Springs [West Virginia] without a date, but by context during the summer of 1871, from Eliza Breckinridge to her "Ma" [Emma G. W. Breckinridge] telling of events during their visit to the Sweet Springs and with her sister Mary Ann Woodville, about taking baths in the men's bathing area where the water is six feet deep and how much they are enjoying the baths, expresses her displeasure with the Roman Catholic Church that Mary h...
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Description of items in Watts box
Not given in 2019 but no information can be found at present for the actual date that these items were given. List of items in both boxes of Watts Allen Collection
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letter - 05/13/1853 [year derived from context]
This letter without heading is dated May 13th [1853 by context] is written by Lucy G. Breckinridge and a second part by her mother Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her sister Eliza Breckinridge telling of events on the farm, of her school work, the chickens, guineas and building a new chicken coop, asking Eliza what she is doing. Her mother writes about other events planned and people she has talked with, getting the garden plants ready to put in the ...
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letter - 11/03/1861 9/22/1859
Letter headed Grove Hill Nov. 3rd 1861 from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her daughter Mary B. Woodville telling of hearing the good news that Mary's husband Dr. Lewis Woodville had been reassigned in the Confederate army to the facility at White Sulphur Springs where he would be closer to his family living in Sweet Springs, offering to send her a carriage so she could visit her husband at the White Sulphur, also to purchase salt for them in quanti...
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Letter - August 11, 1842 (Year set by context)
Letter headed "Oaklands August 11" ( 1842 by context) from Mary Ann Breckinridge to her mother, Emma Gilmer Breckinridge. Tells of wanting some clothes sent down, her lessons in reading, spelling, writing, Bible lessons, and a hymn; mentions the family members she sees at Oaklands, and states "Robert is the werse boy I ever saw" (does not state Robert's last name).
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Letter - August 28, 1843
Letter headed "Catawba August [28th] 1843" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her sister, Lucy, at Leigh near Hardins Tavern, Albemarle, telling that Mr. B had just returned home with William Watts who was still sick, but improving slowly, and about "the greatest fresh (flood) Thursday night [August 24, 1843] that has ever been here" and tells of washed out bridges, crops, and mill disabled, and expects this will be "a disastrous season for farmers...
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Letter - December 30, 1844
Letter headed "Grove Hill Dec. 30th 1844" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her sister, Lucy Gilmer, at Leigh, near Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle telling of the many visitors and guest they entertained over Christmas, much family and friends news, death of Mrs. Breckinridge, illnesses in the family, birth of her baby John Breckinridge.
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Letter - February 21, 1845
Letter headed "Oak Lands February 21st 1845, Friday evening" from M. P. (Mary Peachy) Gilmer to her sister, Emma Breckinridge, at Grove Hill, Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia responding to her mother's letter dated February 18, 1845 (see Object ID 1969.51.379), telling of an ear illness of Mrs. Watts, and that Mr. Bozzaotra probably will not be staying around next year to teach music, thanking her mother for the gifts she is receiving, and ...
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Letter - February 4, 1845
Letter headed "Grove Hill Feb. 4th 1845" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her sister, Lucy Gilmer, at Leigh, near Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle, Virginia, telling of her desire to receive more letters, of local gossip, about church problems, her recent visit to Oaklands, persons becoming engaged, making plans for a visit to Albemarle and bringing little Cary home to be tutored at Grove Hill. She mentions Mr. Daniel Pessce(?) (gentleman of colour is ...
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Letter - January 1, 1845
Letter headed "Oak Lands January 1, 1845" from Mary Peach (Gilmer) to her sister Lucy Gilmer at Leigh, near Hardins Tavern, Albemarle, Virginia, telling of her visit to Grove Hill for Christmas and the people who were there, about the dull conversation and the fact that she is homesick to be with her family in Albemarle County, about the games they played with Mr. Wilmer being the leader in this enterprise and a few catty remarks about the young ...
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Letter - January 21, 1845
Letter headed "Grove Hill Jan. 21st 1845" from Emma Breckinridge to her sister, Lucy Gilmer, at Leigh, near Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle telling of family news, trying to send a letter to her husband Cary who she thinks is at Leigh, of the death of a young woman, Elizabeth Preston, and news of the neighborhood.
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Letter - July 1, 1843
Letter headed "Friday evening" and post marked seems to be July 1, 1843 from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge and Mary Peachy Gilmer to their sister, Lucy, at Leigh near Hardins Tavern, Albemarle and telling of her plans to have baby Lucy Breckinridge christened, looking for a stand-in Godmother, since Lucy Gilmer cannot be there, about her trip to Roanoke to visit various persons and family members, trying to arrange for Cary to return to Botetourt by s...
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Letter - July 20, 1843
Letter headed "Union Hotel July 1843" and post marked Big Lick, VA, from Belle Gilmer to her sister-in-law Mary Peachy Gilmer at Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia telling of her trip to Lexington, visiting the Natural Bridge and seeing "all the sights of the institute [Virginia Military Institute], her return trip with Ann Watts, her husband Harmer Gilmer's illness, possibility of riding the canal from Scottsville, mentions John's condition i...
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Letter - July 2, 1842
Letter headed "Oaklands July 2d 1842" from Lucy Gilmer to her mother, Mary Gilmer, near Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle County. Tells of her trip from Charlottesville to Lynchburg on a crowded stagecoach, and then on to Big Lick with no accidents. Tells of the school Mrs. Watts is providing at Oaklands and encourages her Mother to let Mary Peachy attend this school also. Mentions a great deal of damage done to the wheat crop by a severe storm. Tells o...
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Letter - June 7, 1843
Letter headed "June 7th 1843--Tuesday morning" from Mary Peachy Gilmer and others to her sister, Lucy Gilmer, at Leigh, near Hardins Tavern, Albemarle County, responding to a letter from Lucy and filled with a lot of family news and descriptions of the various children and kin folks, tells of visitors, playing the piano, singing songs, eating fresh strawberries, about deaths in the Watts family, and the distress of Mr. Watts. Mary Ann Breckinridg...
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