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  1. 05/03/1865 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859

    Letter headed Grove Hill May 3rd 1895 from Emma W. G. Breckinridge to her daughters (in Richmond?) starting with a thank you for the lemons sent by Julia (letter 1969.51.733) giving news of their visits through the neighborhood, naming all the families they visited, told of an incident where Alice Watts and Mrs. Nininger made rude remarks about one another, each saying the other "was the ugliest woman I ever saw," offers to send clothes to Eliza ...

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  2. 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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  3. Letter - April 21, 1845

    Letter headed "Grove Hill April 21 1845, Sunday evening" from Mary Peachy Gilmer to her mother, Mary Gilmer, at Leigh, Hardin's Tavern in Albemarle County, expressing her shock and distress at learning that her sister Lucy had passed away, comforting her mother, and telling of the plans of various members of the family to travel to Albemarle County within the next few days and that the folks at Oaklands all are sending their sympathy.

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  4. Letter - February 15, 1838

    Letter headed "Catawba Feb. 15th 1838" from Emma Breckinridge to her sister, Lucy Gilmer, at Mr. Persico's Seminary in Richmond, Virginia. News of the family, especially her three children, and of the Watts family, Burwells, Elizabeth Morris, and others. "Ma" [Breckinridge] not well last week, but is better now. Mentions visits by Mr. Wharton and Mr. Woodville. Offers Lucy advice not to get married until she is 20 years old.

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  5. Letter - January 3, 1840

    Letter headed "Catawba Jan 3rd 1840" from Emma Breckinridge to her sister, Lucy, at Leigh, Hardins Tavern, Albemarle County, Virginia. Lucy has returned to Leigh after a visit to Botetourt asking about various family members and writing about her children and their progress in reading, writing, and singing. Also talks about the amount of snow they are having this winter.

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  6. Letter - May 12, 1839

    Letter headed "Catawba May 12th 1839" and mailed in Fincastle, from Emma Breckinridge to her mother, Mary Gilmer, at Leigh, near Hardin's Tavern. Peach returned home, escorted by Mr. B. on his way to Richmond; James' eruption is getting better; letter from Mary Campbell in Kentucky; news of friends; reference to Isabella's loss [a miscarriage]? and urges her mother to plan a visit this year to Catawba. Mentions a killing frost last night, May 12 ...

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  7. Letter - May 31, 1842

    Letter headed "Catawba May 31st 1842" from Emma Breckinridge to her Mother Mary Gilmer at Leigh near Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle, Virginia. Letter covers a range of topics, including Emma's concern for her son James and her husband who have traveled together from Fincastle to Albemarle County, the school arrangements for all her children, concern about her brother John who has been a student at the Theological High School in Alexandria, Virginia, ...

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  8. Letter - November 23, 1838

    Note dated November 23, 1838 from Sarah (S.) Woodville to her friend, Mrs. Emma Breckinridge, expressing regret that she will not be able to see Mr. Cobbs unless he visits Buchanan, due to illness of Sarah Ann [her daughter].

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  9. Letter - October 3, 1842

    Letter headed "Catawba Octr. 3rd 1842" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her daughter Mary A. Breckinridge at Big Lick, Roanoke, asking her to write more often, tells of her other children, mentions the Bishop is coming to Roanoke and Fincastle to preach, asks Mary to send her summer clothes home, tells of good birdhunting this fall and asking James, William and John to plan to visit after the court is over next week, tells of Mr. B. having a "Dag...

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  10. Letter - October 3, 1842 (Year set by context)

    Letter headed "Catawba Octr 3rd 1842" from Emma Breckinridge to her sister, Lucy Gilmer, at Leigh near Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle, Virginia telling of Lizzie Watt's wedding to Tom Preston and another wedding in Staunton where Susan Peyton was married; family news including information about John Gilmer being sick, Harmer and Bell are setting up house keeping this winter and expect the family to supply, meat, flour, and a milk cow; and mentions th...

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  11. Letter from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her son, Cary Breckinridge, Jr., at Chatham - February 23, 1854 19/15/1853 /1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835

    Letter headed "Grove Hill Feb. 23rd 1854" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her son, Cary Breckinridge, Jr., at Chatham where he is living with his Uncle John Gilmer, telling of clothes that Cary needs, of her visitors and neighbors, about rainy weather and some small amount of flooding, preparation for planting in the spring, mentions "the children do not go to school after dinner, which we have about three o'clock", about his sister Mary Woodvil...

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  12. Letter of May 11, 1846 from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to Mary Gilmer - May 11, 1846

    Letter headed "May 11th 1846" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge at Fincastle to her mother, Mary Gilmer, at Leigh, near Hardins Tavern, Albemarle, telling of local news, reports on the weather, crops, family news, and social comments of many visitors, plans for a strawberry festival, encouraging her mother to visit more often, and other family news.

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