Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Woods, Mrs |
Related Records
-
letter - 10/26/1861 9/22/1859
Letter headed Saturday evening [October 26, 1861 by context] to Emma W. Breckinridge from her daughter in law Julia A. Breckinridge telling of events in Pattonsburg, local ladies decided to form a Soldiers Aide Society, elected Mrs. Valentine as president, and Julia as Secretary, members pledged to pay ten cents dues, and agreed to "beg continually for anything and everything", she is waiting for a Mrs. Pendleton (Uncle Jordan Anthony's niece) to...
Record Type: Archive
-
Letter - 1842 (by context)
Letter undated (dated by context in 1842) with no heading to Lucy Gilmer at Leigh carried by Charles [slave?] from M. L. Tucker responding to an invitation from Lucy to attend a supper party. Tucker apparently was visiting away from home and will be gone for another 6 weeks, but hopes to visit Lucy when she returns. Makes reference to several local persons.
Record Type: Archive
-
Letter - August 28, 1831
Letter dated August 28, 1831 from William W. Gilmer, at Ivy Creek, to his father, Peachy R. Gilmer, at Grove Hill, Botetourt County, with a note added by his wife Mary. Postmarked Hardins Tavern, August 30. Tells of trouble with the Negroes in Albemarle County, mentions the Southhampton insurrection.
Record Type: Archive
-
Letter - February 1, 1840
Letter headed February 1st 1840 from Mary Gilmer posted at Hardin's Tavern, Virginia, to her daughter, Emma Breckinridge at Catawba, near Fincastle in Botetourt County. Emma's sister added a note at the end of this letter. Mary Gilmer is discussing the possibility of Emma and Cary moving to Albemarle County and buying land near Mary Gilmer's place (Leigh). She gives a list of positive things that could happen including "increasing our lives by te...
Record Type: Archive
-
Letter - May 28, 1845
Letter headed "Leigh [May 27th 1845]"from Emma Breckinridge to her husband Cary at Grove Hill near Fincastle, Botetourt telling of her plans to return home soon from her mothers, will leave baby John at Leigh because of the danger of whooping cough at Grove Hill, family news and requests certain items be sewn and flower boxes be built for the plants he is bringing from Albemarle, mentions various people who have visited at Leigh, tells of her pla...
Record Type: Archive
-
Letter - September 29, 1831
Letter dated September 29, 1831 from Emma G. Breckinridge, at Grove Hill, Botetourt County, to her mother, Mrs. Mary Gilmer, near Hardins Tavern, Albemarle County, Virginia and postmarked Fincastle, October 1. Family news, much about the house that "Papa" Breckinridge is building for her and Cary, modeled on Grove Hill, but smaller. Emma describes General Breckinridge's early rising and going to the mill all day, and her visits with Mrs. Breckinr...
Record Type: Archive
-
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.
Record Type: Archive
