Letters Via Hardin's Tavern: 19th Century Slavery in Albemarle and Botetourt Counties, the Gilmer-Breckinridge Correspondence, 2024

Access and use

Location of collection:
Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society
Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society
200 Second Street, NE
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (434) 296-1492

Summary

Extent:
1 folder
Creator:
Dickens, Michael
Abstract:
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

This essay details the people enslaved by the Gilmer and Breckinridge families. Included is a name index with biographical facts of those enslaved.

NOTES: The name index is found at: https://e4st95zcpev.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/letters-via-hardins-tavern.pdf.

Biographical / historical:

The Gilmer and Breckinridge families were prominent enslavers and landholders in Albemarle and Botetourt Counties, Virginia. The families retained their connections despite the geographic distance between the two counties after the 1830 marriage of Emma Walker Gilmer and Cary Breckinridge. The written records of the family document 248 enslaved individuals residing on the various family plantations; Pen Park, Leigh, Farmington, and Ivy Creek in Albemarle County, and Catawba and Grove Hill in Botetourt County.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Michael Dickens, September 2024
Physical location:
Archive Room File Cabinet
Physical description:
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