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1. 05/25/1863 9/22/1859

   Letter headed May 28th 1863 from Julia Breckinridge to her husband Gilmer telling of events at home, Mr. Price had delivered the letters that Gilmer needed, has been in contact with "Ma" [Gilmer's mother at Grove Hill], about a soldier names Joseph Anderson was killed at Vicksburg and his wife and mother were in great pain, is getting fresh strawberries now and would love to share them with Gilmer, complains of how busy she has been with the two ...

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2. Letter - 1831

   Letter without heading from an unknown friend to Emma W. Breckinridge at Fincastle in Botetourt County with an illegible return address. The year is assumed to be 1831 as the writer comments on names of houses that Emma has mentioned and says she prefers the name Keelonah. Other letters suggest that by September 29, 1831, Emma and her husband were building a new home which was ultimately called Catawba. Most of this letter concerns the health of ...

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3. Letter - 1831

   Overwritten letter headed "Staunton Oct 8th" and the rest of letter has not been read due to the overwriting process, thus we have little information to set the year. We used 1831 since other letters filed in this group were estimated to be written in 1831.

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4. Letter - August 6, 1831 or 1832

   Letter headed "White Sulphur Springs, August 6th, [1831 or 32]" from Margaret Anthony to Emma W. Breckinridge, care of Peachy Gilmer, Esq., Hardins Post Office, Albemarle City, telling how she came to be at White Sulphur Springs (Aunt Deborah invited her), describing the ladies from other regions as "having the most singular appearance you can imagine with their short dress and their hair tied up so tight that they look as if they could not shut...

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5. Letter - February 20, 1843

   Letter headed "Leigh Feb 20th 1843" from Mary Gilmer to her son John Gilmer at Washington College, Lexington, Virginia telling of her plans to rent their house servant (slave) to the Alum Springs [Rockbridge Alum Springs] as "he is an excellent dining room servant, a very attentive nurse and as good a Carriage driver as any in the state, and perfectly honest." She hopes that by working at the Alum springs he will be cured of the consumption he h...

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6. Letter - March 24, 1840

   Letter headed "My Dear Sister March 24th 1840" [Lucy by context] and written by John Gilmer (must have been hand carried as their is no addressee on this letter). John writes about starting school under Mr. Robertson and having a few days off to visit with friends at Gordonsville and mentions several family members. Also asked about his chickens and eggs at home, expecting Wilson (the overseer) to build a new hen house.

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7. Letter from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her daughter, Eliza Breckinridge, at Grove Hill - August 8, 1853

   Letter headed "Glencary August 8th [1853]" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her daughter, Eliza, at Grove Hill telling of events at Glencary and the regular trips they were taking to the Springs, tells of Mr. Radford who is ill today after drinking 17 glasses of the water from the Springs in one day, baby Emma in her linen dress is quite a sight in the ballroom talking to the singers about the songs she would like to hear, and her conversation wi...

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8. Letter to Emma Breckinridge, near Fincastle, from Martha Mitchell Campbell, Otter Bridge - September 13, 1833

   The letter is urging Emma Breckinridge to write more often. She tells of visiting her mother. She describes the parsonage she and her husband are establishing and an adjoining log cabin she wants for a "comfortable place to be uninterrupted."

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