219. BRECKINRIDGE FAMILY PAPERS
ca. 1,000 items, ca. 1725-1925
, microfilm (M-2246-48)
Business, legal, and personal papers of this
family of Grove Hill, Botetourt County. Included
are many references to slavery, such as a November
29, 1825, letter from Mrs. M. Gilmer
to Emma describing the murder of Captain John Edgar and the apprehension and trial of a
black man, Harry; an
August 28, 1831, letter from William
Gilmer to Peachy Gilmer mentioning trouble
with blacks in Albemarle County and the
insurrection in Southampton County; and an October 3, 1831, letter from Emma at Grove Hill
mentioning a rumor that Nat Turner passed through
Botetourt County.
(Acc. 9846)
