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1. 08/08/1863 9/22/1859

   Letter headed Oaklands, (Grove Hill crossed out), August 8th [1863 by context] from Eliza Breckinridge to her sister in law Julia Breckinridge, telling of her visit to Oaklands with the Watts family and lots of names mentioned of those she has seen there, she received a cool welcome when she visited Kate Bowyer at Greenfield, Dr. Bowyer has started a unit of the Home Guard in Fincastle and her father Cary Breckinridge, Sr. has joined to set a goo...

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2. 12/12/1923 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859

   Letter headed Greenfield, Dec. 12, 1923 from Mrs. Preston to her daughter Susie (Susan P. Robertson) with much family news and most people are referred to only by one name so it is difficult to identify all the individuals. Tells of business news that "Uncle Willie is due at Jackson, Miss. before Jan 1st where he expects to take up an option on a site for his plant." "Alice has a position with a firm (at Daytona, Fla) and gets one hundred a month...

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3. letter - October 18, 1838

   Letter headed "Catawba October 18th 1838" from Emma Breckinridge to her sister Lucy Gilmer, at Leigh, Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle Virginia. Report on Peachy's progress in her studies, speaks of a plan to hire a teacher and ask Mr. Bowyer of Greenfield to allow his daughter to be in the class with Peachy and Mary. Mentions buying new furniture in Buchanan from Mr. Hobson's sale. Other news about the family.

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4. Letter - August 28, 1843

   Letter headed "Catawba August [28th] 1843" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her sister, Lucy, at Leigh near Hardins Tavern, Albemarle, telling that Mr. B had just returned home with William Watts who was still sick, but improving slowly, and about "the greatest fresh (flood) Thursday night [August 24, 1843] that has ever been here" and tells of washed out bridges, crops, and mill disabled, and expects this will be "a disastrous season for farmers...

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5. Letter - July 1, 1843

   Letter headed "Friday evening" and post marked seems to be July 1, 1843 from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge and Mary Peachy Gilmer to their sister, Lucy, at Leigh near Hardins Tavern, Albemarle and telling of her plans to have baby Lucy Breckinridge christened, looking for a stand-in Godmother, since Lucy Gilmer cannot be there, about her trip to Roanoke to visit various persons and family members, trying to arrange for Cary to return to Botetourt by s...

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6. Letter - March 24, 1842 (by context)

   Business letter headed "Greenfield March 24 [1842]" from William R. Radford to Ballard Preston at Amsterdam, Virginia, requesting payment of debt and interest on a debt owed to William R. Preston after being assigned to him by John R. Peyton. The debt was against John B. Floyd, and Radford also asks for a statement of debt on this matter to verify where this matter stands after payment of the requested $210.00.

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7. Speech: Roanoke's Colonial Background - n.d.

   Speech written by Lyl Palmer and delivered to a committee of Dames. The speech tells the early colonial history of Roanoke, and those individuals who traveled and settled the area.

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