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01/08/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed Jan 18th 1862 from Emma Breckinridge to her sister Eliza with family and local news, notes that her sister {Mary Ann Woodville} had sent a letter with money enclosed and hopes it has arrived safely, asking for Eliza to bring sheet music for some dances (Lancer's Quadrille). The last page of this letters written by their mother Emma W. G. Breckinridge (she always wants to write on all the empty space before a letter is mailed), repea...
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01/18/1874 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859
Letter headed Grove Hill, Jan. 18th 1874 from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her brother William Gilmer telling of her concern for her brother's health, hoping he can settle his affairs and move to Grove Hill with her, tells of each of her children and the concerns she has for their present condition, especially George who seems to be deep in debt, Emma has been ill and being treated with "blisters", apparently very painful for her, mentions two of ...
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01/22/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed Jan 22nd 1862 from Emma Breckinridge to her son James (in the CSA Army), responding to him about not being able to get a furlough to come home and be married on March 4, 1862. She suspects it is because of General Burnside's planned expeditions, he has written Fanny Burwell (his fiancee) that the wedding will have to be postponed, and the family seems to have already accepted her as another sister, of preparing wedding gifts and ap...
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02/17/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed Richmond Feb.17th,1862 Eliza Breckinridge to her sister Emma with news about Richmond where she has been for several weeks and intends to stay until the"Inauguration" [of President Jefferson Davis], tells of raining hard today, went to two church services yesterday and was delayed by a funeral procession for Captain Wise [this was not Gen. Henry A. Wise, former Governor of Virginia who died in 1872] impeded them for a while with all...
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03/27/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed Grove Hill April 6th 1862 from Lucy Breckinridge to her brother John wondering about all the letters they have sent and he has not received, of plans for Julia to visit Gilmer at Orange C. H., Mother and Aunt Betsy both dream you are on your way home, they hope that Julia will leave little Nannie with them if the visit to Orange happens, but think she plans to take her to see her daddy, Brother James and his bride Fanny Burwell have...
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12/24/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed Bath Alum [Springs], Dec. 24th 1862 from Gilmer Breckinridge to his wife Julia telling of events there, his wagon has just arrived from the west and had a [steel] tire broken coming down the mountain, the County Clerk at Warm Springs said he thinks the judgement against Lewis and Gatewood had been recorded, Gilmer plans to send the wagon home soon, about word received that the enemy is gathering at Strasburg to attack Staunton or pe...
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January 1875 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859
Undated letter without a heading from Emma W. G. Breckinridge to her daughter Emma who is visiting the Gamble family in Florida, probably written in January 1875, tells that she is sending Emma $25 money via "post office order" to cover her expenses and to calculate what she will need to return to Virginia as money is tight, complains of not having anything to sell and a bad flood which has stranded them at Grove Hill, and they lost five cows bel...
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Black Horse Tavern Notebook - 1935
Notes, copies of correspondence, and plans assembled by P.H. Trout in 1935 regarding Black Horse Tavern. President Andrew Jackson purportedly overnighted at the Black Horse on his journeys between Nashville, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C. Included correspondence to Trout from Ben P. Ainsworth of Lexington, Virginia, places Jackson at the Blackhorse through statements made to Ainsworth by Hezekiah Kyle of Amsterdam, Virginia, who recalled seeing ...
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envelope - 03/21/1852
Envelope has a date of March 21, 1852 and is addressed to P. Gilmer Breckinridge, Care of Mr. Galt [who operated a boys school at Buchanan and Gilmer was his student before going to VMI in 1853], Buchanan, Botetourt Cty.
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envelope - 08/17/1861 9/22/1859
Envelope addressed to Mrs. Julie Breckinridge, Buchanan, Botetourt Co, Va, postmarked Richmond Va. Aug 17, 1861, stamped PAID 5 CTS. and hand written paid 5 cents.
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envelope - 10/13/1861 9/22/1859
Letter headed Sunday Oct. 13th from Julia Anthony Breckinridge to her husband Gilmer telling of events at home, wishing him to write more often, of planning to send a box of supplies from Grove Hill to Gilmer, his brother James has visited and talked of his sweetheart, found out that the trunk which has been missing for several months has been sent home to Grove Hill, Capt. Whittle has gone back to the York River, William Whittle has gone to Engl...
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Gen. Edward Watts and Col. Wm. Watts Founded Clan - August 5, 1961
A newspaper article from the Roanoke World News, April 5, 1961, page 4, about Confederates of Roanoke, Virginia. The family of William Watts is featured as important and distinguished and tells of the accomplishments of the generations of the family. The article was written by Raymond P. Barnes.
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letter - 10/27/1861 9/22/1859
Letter headed Saturday Grove Hill, Oct 27th, 1861 from Emma W. Breckinridge to her son Gilmer telling of their plans to send a wagon of winter supplies using youngest brother George to lead the expedition, apologizes because it has taken so long to get this move started, of James searching for a position in the [Confederate] Army, about Julia and Eliza planning to visit Richmond and expecting Gilmer to meet them there, of how nice his daughter Na...
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letter - 12/30/1861 9/22/1859
Letter headed Grove Hill, Dec 30th, 1861 to her sister Eliza Breckinridge from Lucy on page 1 and her mother Emma Gilmer Breckinridge on the back page. Lucy writes about Gilmer and Julia coming home for Christmas, all sick including the baby Nannie. Lucy plans to join Eliza in Richmond as soon as possible, tells of attending church last Sunday and the people she saw, of a possible wedding between Dr. B [Bowyer?] and Jane S. Their mother writes a...
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letter - 1861 9/22/1859
Letter headed Grove Hill Aug. 30th 1861 to John Breckinridge from his sister Lucy giving him news of the family, thanking him for his "description of the battleground gave me a more vivid idea than I ever had of it", Miss and Mrs. Wise recently visited at Grove Hill and gave them gossip about "Lincoln and all those horrid Washington creatures", that several ladies had been put in jail for being too attentive to 'Rebel' prisoners with, the papers ...
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letter - 1861 9/22/1859
Letter headed Sept. 2nd 1861 from Emma W. G. Breckinridge to her daughter in law Julia Breckinridge, describes this as a short "business" note, George will coming to Buchanan soon and will need coaching to do his lessons, some details about a dress Emma is making for Julia, hopes to hear from Gilmer soon, mentions deaths of local people, wants to hear news from the army, saying: "it is a time of fearful anticipation, may our heavenly father stren...
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letter - 1861 9/22/1859
Letter headed September 8th [1861], from Julia Anthony Breckinridge to her husband Gilmer who is in the Confederate Army near Manassas, telling of this being her third letter to him since she has received a reply from him, her anxiety at his being on a battlefield,about their daughter who is growing rapidly and will be walking soon, family news, that "the servants [slaves] have taken up a subscription for the soldiers, some giving chickens, eggs,...
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letter - 1861 9/22/1859
Letter headed Aug 9th 1861 from Julia Breckinridge to her sister in law Eliza Breckinridge telling of receiving a letter from her husband Gilmer and he is waiting to get a new uniform made before he has his picture taken and sent to her, and she thinks he will not be returning home any time soon, mentions typhoid feveris going theough Buchanan again and Mrs. Henry is very sick with it, thanks for sending the baby new shoes, they fit perfectly, th...
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letter - 1861 9/22/1859
Letter headed March 13 1861 to Gilmer Breckinridge from his wife Julia telling him "our county is in its war...voted us out of the Union on Monday in Fincastle." Also that Gilmer's parents were visiting with her and the baby.
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