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Watts, Ma |
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Letter - July 18, 1844 (Year is determined by context)
An undated letter headed "Wednesday evening" from Ann Watts Holcombe at Oaklands to her friend Lucy Gilmer, who is staying with her sister, Emma Gilmer Breckinridge at Fincastle, Botetourt tells of her inability to visit because of company they have, but hopes to see Lucy at church or will try to come to Fincastle next week.
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Letter - May 26, 1842
Letter headed "Catawba May 26th 1842" from Emma Breckinridge to her husband Cary Breckinridge, Esq, at Leesburg, Virginia and forwarded back to Fincastle on June 8, 1842. An interesting letter detailing what is happening at home while Cary is traveling with their son James, tells of planting and replanting tobacco, corn, picking strawberries, field work, laying floors in the mill, some problems on the farm and some family news.
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Letter - May 31, 1842
Letter headed "Catawba May 31st 1842" from Emma Breckinridge to her Mother Mary Gilmer at Leigh near Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle, Virginia. Letter covers a range of topics, including Emma's concern for her son James and her husband who have traveled together from Fincastle to Albemarle County, the school arrangements for all her children, concern about her brother John who has been a student at the Theological High School in Alexandria, Virginia, ...
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Letter from Letitia Watts Rives to her aunt, Emma Gilmer Breckinridge, dated December 3, 1856 - December 3, 1856 19/15/1853 /1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835
Letter headed "Dec.3rd, 1856" from Letitia Watts Rives to Dear Aunt [Emma Gilmer Breckinridge] with an offer from the Watts family at Oaklands to keep Emma's small children if she was planning to attend the wedding of Cousin George [Wilmer]; gives news of her travels, of her sister Alice [Watts Morris] who has recently moved in to a new house called "The Grove", their travels to New York where they were well received and on to Charleston [South C...
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Letter of April 12, 1846 from Letty Watts to Emma Breckinridge - April 12, 1846
Letter headed "Oak Lands April 12th 1846, Sunday night" from Letty G. Watts to her Aunt Emma Breckinridge telling of sharing some celery seeds and asking for dahlia roots for her mother, discusses ways to send clothing to Neal, says Bro "J" [brother James Watts] is getting better, and hopes that the folks from Pittsylvania will soon arrive for a visit.
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Letter of November 7, 1845 from Alice Watts to Mary Ann Breckinridge - November 7, 1845
Letter headed "Oaklands November 7th, Friday Morning 1845" from Alice Watts to Mary Ann Breckinridge, Botetourt County, Virginia, and tells of the unexpected death of Cousin Nannie [Gamble] on the 25th of October [1845], Uncle Gamble [her father] was in England at the time, tells of her brothers and other family news.
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