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Woods, Dr. |
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Letter - 1842
Undated letter headed "Monday evening" (placed by context in 1842) from Anne Lewis to Lucy Gilmer, declining an invitation to visit with Lucy on Thursday due to other travel plans she has. Anne indicates she hopes to see Lucy at Farmington on Tuesday.
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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 - July 8, 1842
Letter headed "July 8th 1842" from Mary Gilmer to her daughter Emma Breckinridge at Catawba near Fincastle telling about the family, crops maturing this season, Lizzie's wedding plans to Mr. Preston seems to be off for now, about James ability to learn about raising tobacco, clothes for the boys, hoping to get the debt on their farms paid off this year if money they have lent is repaid, and other family events.
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Letter - October 10, 1842
Letter headed "Leigh October 10 1842" from Mary Gilmer to her daughter Emma at Catawba, Fincastle, Virginia, telling of trying to process 2 of her 42 bags of wool, digging sweet potatoes, family visits, information about Gilmer (Breckinridge); whitening [bleaching] cotton; tells of treating Lucy's bad cold with molasses, hog's lard, and pepper tea with exercise; comments they have planted half of their winter wheat and cured all their tobacco; di...
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Letter - October 14, 1835
Letter headed Leigh, October 14th, from Mary Gilmer to her daughter, Emma Breckinridge, at Catawba near Fincastle [estimated year 1835] telling of her difficult journey home, and of finding son William ill, and of William's wish for Lucy to return home from her long stay with the Breckinridges (letter does not mention Peachy) who is ill and will die in the next year. Talks of digging a grave, although it is not clear who is to be buried.
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Letter from A. E. H. to Her Brother - September 30, 1858 01/25/1858 19/15/1853 /1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835
Letter headed "Columbia [South Carolina] Sept. 30th [1858 by context]" from A. E. H. to her brother [probably an Anthony] responding to letter from her brother about settling a financial matter concerning Opossum Creek, telling of her wretched condition since her husband had passed away a year ago leaving her and her children destitute, she has never left the Institute since Mrs. Smith brought her there, tells of a visit by Bishop Cobb on the way...
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Letter of November 30, 1846 from Mary Peachy Gilmer to Emma Breckinridge - November 30, 1846
Letter headed "Leigh, November 30, 1846, Monday" from Mary Peachy Gilmer to her sister, Emma Breckinridge, at Grove Hill, Fincastle, Botetourt County, telling of events since she had returned from Grove Hill to her mother's home at Leigh, family news, visitors, rearranging the library at Leigh, and compliments she had received on the announcement of her wedding plans.
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