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1. Letter from Lucy W. Gilmer - 12/30/1833

   Letter headed Leigh Hill December 30th 1833 to Emma W. Breckinridge from her sister Lucy Walker Gilmer telling of news from home, about parties they have had and names of the girls who attended, about her courses in school, and subjects she is best at: music and French, inquires if Emma has moved into her new home, closes sending her best love. Letter is addressed to Mrs. E. W. Breckinridge, Grove Hill, Fincastle, post office is Hardin's Tavern, ...

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2. Letter from Peachy Gilmer, postmarked University of Virginia, to his daughter, Mrs. Emma Breckinridge, at Grove Hill, near Fincastle. - October 25, 1833

   Letter from Peachy Gilmer, dated October 25, 1833, urging his daughter, Emma Breckinridge, to come and visit. If she needs an escort, William will soon be done sowing wheat and then be "at your command." Gilmer said he had killed a deer in Rockingham County and plans to return there on a hunting trip this fall. He told of naming his home, "Leigh Hill," for his friend, Judge Leigh Hill of Halifax County.

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