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Watts, Mary |
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Statrment of account by Temple Gwathmey about the funds he has from "the old Estate of William Watts", the money of Martha Watts and the estate of Mrs. Mary Watts.
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Receipt written by William W. Gwathmey for $200 given by Edward Watts, Executor of Mrs. Mary Watts estate as his interest in her estate.
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08/08/1863 9/22/1859
Letter headed Oaklands, (Grove Hill crossed out), August 8th [1863 by context] from Eliza Breckinridge to her sister in law Julia Breckinridge, telling of her visit to Oaklands with the Watts family and lots of names mentioned of those she has seen there, she received a cool welcome when she visited Kate Bowyer at Greenfield, Dr. Bowyer has started a unit of the Home Guard in Fincastle and her father Cary Breckinridge, Sr. has joined to set a goo...
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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 - November 7, 1832
Letter dated November 7, 1832 from M. M. C. [Martha Mitchell Campbell] at Otterburn in Bedford County, to Mrs. Emma W. Breckinridge in Fincastle, Botetourt County, telling of the illness and death of Sarah Saunders, a cousin of Mary Watts. Transcription by English Showalter accompanies the document.
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Letter - April 5, 1842
Letter headed "Catawba April 5, 1842" from Emma Breckinridge to her sister Lucy at Leigh, Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle, Virginia. This long letter tells of plans for the wedding of Lizzie Watts and encourages Lucy to plan to attend as Lizzie wants her to be a bridesmaid. Mr. B has offered to advance money for her wedding clothes. There is discussion of loans not being repaid, and Emma suggests this letter be destroyed after reading. James Watts se...
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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 - March 18, 1831
Letter dated March 18, 1831 from Margaret Anthony, Lynchburg, to Mrs. Cary Breckinridge (Emma W. Gilmer married November 25, 1830), Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia postmarked March 21, 1831. News of friends getting married -- Sally Cabell and Henry Ward on March 17, 1831 in Lynchburg. Also is inviting Mrs. Breckinridge to an Episcopal Church convention.
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Letter - March 6, 1843
Letter headed "Leigh March 6th 1843" from Mary Gilmer to her daughter Emma Breckinridge at Catawba near Fincastle telling of the sorrow Lucy and all of them felt in hearing the news of the death of Lizzie Watts Preston, tells of the happiness they felt that Lizzie had accepted eternal life in the church, of premonitions she had about persons dying, preachers gathering at the University [of Virginia] for a Bible Society meeting, and closes with a ...
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Letter - March 9, 1843
Letter headed "March 9th 1843" from Emma Breckinridge at Fincastle to her sister Lucy Gilmer at Leigh, near Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle, Virginia telling of events that led up to Lizzie Watts Preston's death in Abingdon and funeral at Oaklands, about how Lizzie and Mr. Preston read the Bible twice a day, about the reasons William Gilmer and Mr. Watts were not willing to join a church, states that Lizzie took sick on January 1, 1843 and felt she wo...
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Letter - October 16, 1831
Letter dated October 16, 1831 from William W. Gilmer, at Ivy Creek, postmarked Hardins Tavern, to his sister Mrs. Emma Gilmer Breckinridge, at Fincastle, Botetourt County. Family letter reporting on progress of farming, hunting trips, and a pessimistic prospect of him ever finding a woman to marry, and a comment on insurrection.
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Letter to Mrs. Cary Breckinridge, Fincastle, from MMC at Otter Bridge - July 9, 1833
Letter from MMC (Martha Mitchell Campbell) to her friend, Emma Breckinridge, longing for a visit to Mrs. Breckinridge. She writes of plans to visit Botetourt County, accepting an invitation of Mrs. Campbell.
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