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Wharton, Mrs. |
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letter - April 27, 1843
Letter without a heading from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge at Fincastle, Virginia to her mother, Mary Gilmer, at Leigh, near Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle, written over several days telling of the arrival of spring, plants coming up, flowers blooming, of the settlement of the estate of Mrs. Breckinridge's, getting clothing for her children and sister Peach, of her desire for her mother to visit them this summer, deaths and marriages in the community, Co...
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Letter - 1836-1837
Undated letter from Lucy Gilmer to her sister, Emma Breckinridge, with no heading or salutation. Lucy is writing at the end of the Christmas season (she did not get home for Christmas) and she stayed at Mrs. Persico's school in Richmond and has visited some of her local kin folks. She comments on not receiving any letters from her brothers, wanting to see Emma and her children, and news of her visits in Richmond.
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Letter - April 20, 1831
Letter dated April 20, 1831 from Emma G. Breckenridge, Grove Hill, Botetourt County to her brother, Harmer Gilmer, at Hardins Tavern, Albemarle County. Refers to Mrs. Wharton, living in the Gilmer family home in Liberty, and gives the family news and some advice for her younger brothers.
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Letter - August 1842
A letter, without a heading, written by Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her sister, Lucy Gilmer, who was visiting at Oaklands with her friend Lizzie Watts, telling Lucy to be sure Mary brings all frocks and aprons with her, also a couple of missing volumes of the "Life of Scott" and news about visits made in the neighborhood.
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Letter - December 12, 1839
Letter headed Dec 12th 1839 and mailed at Hardin's Tavern, from Mary Gilmer to her daughter, Emma Breckinridge, at Catawba near Fincastle. Account of her journey home from Botetourt by way of the Watts family at Oaklands, the visits with friends in Bedford County, on to Amherst Court House, Nelson Court House, etc.. Tells of her son William taking cattle to Richmond to sell for a better price then available locally, and mentions prices of wheat, ...
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Letter - July 24, 1837
Letter headed "Catawba July 24th 1837" from George Gilmer, with a portion added by his sister Emma Breckinridge whom he is visiting, to their mother, Mary Gilmer at Leigh, near Hardins Tavern, urging her to come to the Breckinridges as soon as possible while George is there. Mentions that their Gilmer cousins from Alabama are visitors, the Whartons and Sunday school. A note to brother William Gilmer asking about an overseer and giving terms of em...
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Letter - March 8, 1838
Letter headed "Richmond, March 8th 1838" from Lucy Gilmer to her sister, Emma Breckinridge, near Fincastle, Botetourt County, thanking her for the goodies she sent by Mrs. Wharton and sending a pattern for a collar that Emma has offered to make for Lucy. She also mentions many of her friends at school by name and they have drawn caricatures that Lucy compares to Hogarth's work in England.
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Letter - November 13, 1836
Letter headed "Catawba, Nov. 13th 1836" from Emma Breckinridge to her sister, Lucy Gilmer, at Mr. Persico's Seminary in Richmond, Virginia. News of the family and neighbors -- the Gambles have left Grove Hill, the Watts children had whooping cough, and George Leyburn is going to China to be a missionary after he married Elizabeth Moseley.
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Letter - November 13, 1838
Letter headed "Nov. 13th 1838," and postmarked Fincastle, from Emma Breckinridge to her sister, Lucy Gilmer, at Leigh, near Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle, Virginia. Newsy letter about a trip to the "The Bridge" [Natural Bridge] made by ten young people (Watts, Langhorne, Hepburn, McClanahan, Betty Morris, and Wm. Gwathmey) and how all of them, plus other Wattses and Whartons visited her house where she had to provide sleeping arrangements for 24 whi...
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Letter - September 21, 1836
Letter dated September 21, 1836, mailed from Fincastle, from Emma W. Breckinridge to her sister Lucy, at Leigh near Hardins Tavern, Albemarle. News of friends and relations: Watts, Gamble, Burwell, etc. Talks of schools for girls, and of Lucy leaving soon for school in Richmond. Reminiscences about their father, who was visiting Emma just a year before in September. Mentions Mrs. Wharton, wife of the new minister renting a house in Salem.
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