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01/05/1866 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859
Letter headed Grove Hill Jan. 5th 1866 to Emma J. Breckinridge from her mother Emma W. G. Breckinridge responding to the news that Mr. Wilmer is planning to move from Virginia, how much she is distressed about her family being separated, worrying about Emma traveling home alone, mentions Cary who is there and waiting, Eliza is also traveling, and money seems to be in very short supply. She is asking Mary Ann Woodville to bring her family back to ...
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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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01/26/1875 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859
Letter headed Danville, Va Jan. 26th 1875 from B. K. Whittle to Nannie Breckinridge responding to a letter she had written him giving his alibis for not answering sooner, of all the court houses and relatives he has visited, discussing the "Spring time of life" that Nannie is now enjoying, playfully answers a description of a "namesake who is looking wilted, grey and old. Dried up by the old age & winter of life" and denies this is a description ...
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01/28/1862 9/22/1859
Letter without any heading dated February 10, 1862 by context and an almost illegible post mark on the envelope from Julia Breckinridge to her husband Gilmer wanting to hear from him since she has not had a letter since he returned from his furlough home in January, she had visitor and offered her persimmon beer and then found the barrel was empty, served light bread and pickled oysters instead, will send a recipe for molasses beer that can be ea...
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02/04/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed Grove Hill Feb. 4th, 1862 from Emma to her sister Eliza Breckinridge with news from home to Eliza who is visiting in Richmond for the past month, tells of the roads were so bad we could not go to church for several weeks, that they have about finished making overcoats for Brother Gilmer's company, Brother Cary was made Captain of his company, so they now have two brothers who are captains, news from home about their sister in law Ju...
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02/15/1864 9/22/1859
Letter headed Feb. 15, 1864 from Julia Breckinridge to her husband Gilmer opens by saying she wants to hear from him and then switches to a code using letters and numbers for three lines, followed by normal writing, is disappointed she has not had a reply from Ma [Emma W. G. Breckinridge], also no news from the "Prize Romance" contest in which she hoped to win $100, that Mr. McGuire may open a school for ten pupils at $100 each, Aunt Deborah in R...
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03/15/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed March 15th 1862 from Julia to her husband Gilmer Breckinridge telling of the results of the drafting of new men into the Confederate Army, appears that the draft filled all the local companies: Dr. Bowyer's and Joe Anderson's both are full now, suggested that bank officers should not be drafted, brothers Cary and James are at Grove Hill, Uncle Jordan [Anthony] received a letter describing the Merrimack victory and the concerns in Wa...
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04/06/1873 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859
Letter headed Branham Texas, April 6, 1873 from Jefferson Bassett to Eliza Breckinridge telling of problems with his Episcopal Church in Texas and his complaints to their Bishop who says it is up to each church to contribute enough money to pay a minster so the church can grow. Tells of receiving a letter from Nannie and compliments her improved writing style, mentions Ida and Virginia (his daughters?) and Jodie (his wife?) "unites with me in her...
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04/14/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed April 14th [1862] from Julia Breckinridge to her husband Gilmer telling of her great sorrow that she had not been able to travel to Orange Court House to spend time with him, all avenues of travel were blocked as the cars were not running at Lynchburg, Covington or Staunton and roads were too bad to travel by hack, comments on their victory in the west and hopes for peace if they can gain a victory at Yorktown, brings up the matter ...
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05/02/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed Before Breakfast, Grove Hill, May 2nd, 1862 from Lucy Breckinridge to her brother John telling of the news in Fincastle (not much) as the roads have been so bad, they cannot travel, church is having a revival in town, with a good many professing religion including Fanny Pitzer and Charlie Williams, Mr. Godwin has closed his store, some are worried about the Yankees coming, but Lucy says we have a "Stonewall" [Jackson] to protect u...
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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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05/16/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed Grove Hill, May 16th, 1862 from Emma W. G. Breckinridge to her son John telling of her concern for him while a battle is fought and thanks God his life has been spared so far, her concern about wagon Strother [slave] is returning to Richmond after delivering items including Gilmer's trunk (that held his clothing and payroll money for his company at Williamsburg) and she is afraid he was captured by the Yankees at Williamsburg. John'...
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05/25/1863 9/22/1859
Letter headed May 28th 1863 from Julia Breckinridge to her husband Gilmer telling of events at home, Mr. Price had delivered the letters that Gilmer needed, has been in contact with "Ma" [Gilmer's mother at Grove Hill], about a soldier names Joseph Anderson was killed at Vicksburg and his wife and mother were in great pain, is getting fresh strawberries now and would love to share them with Gilmer, complains of how busy she has been with the two ...
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06/01/1864 9/22/1859
Letter headed Richmond June 1st [18]64 from Sallie Grattan to "My darling Cousin" [Lucy] telling of events and conditions in Richmond which is now under siege, Jimmy [James Breckinridge] has been visiting with them and likes his position in the Army. Sallie mentions death as an every day occurrence and states "If the war does not close this summer, there will be no one left". Tells of the recent death in battle of the brilliant young Colonel Will...
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06/03/1864 9/22/1859
Letter headed Grove Hill June 3rd 1864 from Emma W. G. Breckinridge to her son George telling of her despair that his older brother Gilmer was probably mortally wounded in action [In fact he died at Kennon's Landing on May 24, 1864] but his wife Julia was dreaming that he was wounded and still alive, tells of Yankee troops raiding in Botetourt County, and they lost quite a bit, but hid clothes, bottles of wine, guns, carpets in the office behind ...
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06/16/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed June 16th [1862] to Eliza Breckinridge from her sister in law Julia requesting news from Grove Hill and telling that her husband Gilmer is getting ready to go to Richmond to see if he can get a position in the Confederate Army as Quartermaster. Talks of plans for an army hospital to be located in Buchanan and the problems they may have furnishing provisions, tells of trying to help wounded soldiers, one a man from Kentucky who was w...
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06/23/1880 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859
Letter from Julia Breckinridge to her daughter Nannie telling of events at Grove Hill and about various family members and those who are visiting others. She is trying to get a porch built, is busy in her garden with watermelons and muskmelons (cantaloupe) getting ripe. On the last page the letter was overwritten which makes reading difficult.
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06/24/1880 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859
Letter from Julia Breckinridge to her daughter Nannie answering a new letter from her daughter, giving her advice on various social matters, tells of sending some clothes she has ordered from Allman's [store], news that Ben Bassett will be in Hollins soon to take Ida Bassett back to Texas, mentions Emma and Eliza, and the Randolphs are leaving Grove Hill soon, sends advice on clothing to wear to "the different entertainments", that Mrs. Florence ...
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