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03/27/1834
Letter headed Catawba 27 March1834 from Lucy Gilmer and Emma Breckinridge to their brothers Hamer and Frank in Albemarle County. Lucy playfully offering to find a potential bride for Harmer to assure him a good choice, she names a few girls he should not consider, wants Harmer to come to Botetourt to live, discusses the use of a deer skin of Harmers. Emma writes Frank that she is glad to hear he is a good student and wishes him well when he enter...
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05/16/1834
Letter headed Pitts C. H. May 16th 1834 from George H. Gilmer to his mother [Mary House Gilmer] and brother Harmer replying to a joint letter from them and tells of his preference that Frank should come to Mr. Godfrey's P. H. Academy and teach rather then attend the University [of Virginia]. He states that Frank can clear $300 and save the $2-300 per year cost at the University. This "difference of $500 per year is a good deal of money in any man...
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06/02/1863 9/22/1859
Letter headed Camp of 2nd Va. Cavalry, near Orange C. H., June 2, 1863 from Cary Breckinridge to his sister Lucy telling of recent events in camp, they are drilling and having parades in prepreparation of a grand review for Gen. Stewart [Stuart] next Friday, mentions a recent election that their candidate did not win, family slave Jim was delayed in delivering supplies from Lynchburg where he had problems with his pass and had to leave a box for ...
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March 1870 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859
Letter without a heading, date by context was March 1870, from Letitia Watts Sorrell to her Aunt [Emma W. G. Breckinridge] telling of change in the labor force as ex-slaves are seeking employment and looking for references from their old owners, ie. Paterson and Rose, with only experience in working in the fields are hoping to get her a job as a cook, but she will have to be trained for the job, and has 9 or 10 children to look after. Lettie had ...
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Allen Family Cemetary - 1893-1930
List of family member that are buried at the Allen Family Cemetary in Botetourt County, VA. The list is in chronological order by death and gives the person name, birth, age at death (for some), whom they were betrothed, relations, and day of death. Total of thirty-eight names on the list.
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Envelope addressed to Miss Lucy Breckinridge - November 30, 1857 19/15/1853 /1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835
Envelope addressed to Miss Lucy Breckinridge, in care of Captain Breckinridge, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia with an illegible post mark (probably Williamsburg) and stamp has been removed. Date is from the letter that was sent in this envelope (Object ID 1969.51.516).
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Historical Society of Western Virginia Newsletter - August/September 2008
Historical Society of Western Virginia August/September 2008 newsletter. Newsletter includes highlights of the Museums and Historical Society activities, including the museum's upcoming trip to historic Fredericksburg, September lecture on Botetourt architecture by Alison Blanton, and a memo of the society's activities by director Tom Ledford.
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letter - 1861 9/22/1859
Letter headed Hermitage Camp of Instruction, May 5th 1861 written by D. G. Houston to Lucy Breckinridge telling of camp life in the new arming forming in Virginia writing in a very classical style filled with sweet phrases all in response to a letter written to him by Lucy. Houston seems to be a neighbor from Botetourt County as he mentions the beauty of Grove Hill and that he is serving in the Fincastle Rifles, confidently state: "The gallant so...
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letter - 1861 9/22/1859
Letter headed Camp of Instruction, Aug 6th 1861 to Julia from her husband Gilmer Breckinridge telling of his work at the Camp of Instruction near Richmond, Virginia, recent arrival of the 12th Louisiana Regiment, who speak their commands in French when they are drilling, several companies moved from camp to Mananass today. Gilmer has purchased some cloth to have a uniform coat made, that there are 14 Virginia companies in this camp, he expects to...
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letter - 1861 9/22/1859
Letter headed Grove Hill August 2nd '61 from Eliza Breckinridge to her brother Lt. James Breckinridge telling of receiving the letter advising that James and Cary both had safely survived the battle at Manassas, noting that General Bonham had paid compliments for James' service in the battle, stating "several Botetourt soldiers have come home on visits and brought numerous curiosities such as Yankee overcoats, hats, letters and etc, and the Yanke...
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letter - 1861 9/22/1859
Letter headed Avenel July 13th [1861] from Fanny Burwell to Eliza Breckinridge responding to an invitation to visit Grove Hill which her "Ma" would not allow due to the unsettled conditions in the state with "such a confusion of soldiers and cars", she is proposing that Eliza, Lucy and Miss Mary [Breckinridge Woodville] to come over to visit with the Burwells, makes a comment that "if the Yankees left us for five minutes, the Virginians would go ...
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Letter - 1838
Undated letter headed "Staunton Thursday evening" from Emma Breckinridge, who is travelling by carriage from Fincastle to Leigh, near Hardin's Tavern in Albemarle County, Virginia, to her husband, Cary Breckinridge at Catawba near Fincastle, Botetourt, telling him that he does not need to comedown by the seventh of this month. Emma details her trip to Staunton: spent the first night as Van Meter's, the second at Gibson's, stopping at Mr. Steele's...
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Letter - April 23, 1845
Letter with no heading or date (the date derived from the postmark in Lynchburg) from Isabelle Gilmer to her sister-in-law, Emma Breckinridge, at Fincastle in Botetourt County, Virginia, in response to learning of the death of Lucy Gilmer at Leigh. She expresses her sympathy to Emma and her mother, tells of her household and her new baby, her plans to dress in black for mourning, mentions a doctor friend who wants to leave Scottsville and move to...
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Letter - April 29, 1845
Letter headed "Leigh April 29th 1845, Tuesday Morning" from Mary Ann Breckinridge to her father, Cary Breckinridge, telling of their journey from Fincastle to Leigh in Albermarle County, of the things she saw and liked in Lexington, the best accommodations were at Mr. Bell's and the worst were at Mr. Tyler's Old Stand on Afton mountain (now operated by Mr. Gamble) where there we saw some rowdy looking students from the University [of Virginia]. T...
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Letter - April 6, 1843
Letter headed "Leigh April 6 1843" from Lucy Gilmer to her sister, Emma Breckinridge, at Catawba, near Fincastle, Botetourt County, complaining that she has to write two letters to receive one, tells of her depression with the boredom of farm life in Albemarle County, of visits by her cousins; Brother George Gilmer has announced his candidacy for the US Congress, but she hopes he will not become a "politician", and will serve only one term if ele...
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Letter - August 14, 1842
Letter headed "Leigh August 14th 1842" from Mary Gilmer to her daughter Lucy Gilmer at Catawba near Fincastle, Botetourt, tells much family news, weather damage to crops, a lot of rain and many hail storms, of visitors from Louisiana, death of Peter and Lucy Minor's young child, plans for William Gilmer's trip to Botetourt with Peachy Gilmer and James Breckinridge, problems with the servants (slaves) not wanting to work, tells of Isabella (Harmer...
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Letter - August 18, 1842
Letter headed "Leigh August 18th 1842" from Mary Gilmer to her daughter, Emma Breckinridge, at Catawba near Fincastle, Botetourt, tells of extreme rains with damage to crops, stone fences and water gates washed away, estimated loss of crops produced for the year, plans for William Gilmer's trip to Botetourt with Peachy Gilmer and James Breckinridge have changed and Mary Gilmer is now bringing the children to Catawba, tells of satin shoes for Lucy...
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Letter - August 22, 1842
Letter headed "Leigh August 22nd 1842" from Mary Gilmer at Hardins Tavern, Virginia, to her daughter Emma Breckinridge at Catawba near Fincastle with many interesting events and persons names mentioned. Tells of going to church, changing preachers, a camp meeting going on in the area for the servants (slaves) and writing a permission slip for one of her slaves to be allowed to join the church [Baptist],discussion of the crops that will be harvest...
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Letter - December 4, 1843
Letter headed "Lynchburg Dec 4th 43" from Harmer Gilmer to his brother-in-law Capt. Cary Breckinridge at Fincastle, Botetourt and delivered by Hamer's slave Sancho telling of his desire to sell Sancho and his wife or else hire them out for several years, about buying a cow, a church convention coming to Lynchburg, and of the sale of a local business to another firm owned by one of Harmer's best friends. Harmer's wife Bell wrote the last page say...
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Letter - February 22, 1843, shortly after the funeral of Lizzie Watts Preston
Letter without heading or date from Mary Peachy Gilmer to her sister Emma Gilmer Breckinridge about the funeral for Lizzie Watts Preston who died about a year after her marriage to Tom Preston. Tells of the distress of various family members at this sad occasion and mentions she needs a new pair of shoes and sends this letter by Cousin Cary [Breckinridge] who attended the funeral without his wife Emma.
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