Edmund St. O. Carter, Madison County, Virginia, to, "my dear cousin Richard," Lee T. Beale, Esquire, Hickory Hill, Westmoreland County, Virginia, 1837 July 11
Scope and Contents
Cannot attend the camp meeting at Hickory Hill in August due to his poor health; attributes his poor health to the measles which he had in Mississippi; will visit the Fauquier springs "to try the virtue of the sulpher water;" expects to head for Texas as soon as his health is restored; one never knows "how soon deaths cold hand will be laid upon us, though we are in the bloom of youth we are in the midst of death;" Mr. Horrace [Horace] [sic] Buckner died recently and unexpectedly leaving his wife and four children; asks him [RLB] to tell Mr. Wilson that he [EC] will inform him [Mr. Wilson] of his arrival time; wrote to Cousin Richard, but has not yet heard from him. 3 pp. ALS.
Dates
- Creation: 1837 July 11
Creator
- From the Collection: Gardiner Family (Family)
- From the Collection: Beeckman, Margaret Gardiner, d. 1857 (Person)
- From the Collection: Copland, Charles (Person)
- From the Collection: Gardiner, Alexander, d. 1850 (Person)
- From the Collection: Gardiner, David Lyon (Person)
- From the Collection: Gardiner, Juliana McLachlan, d. 1864 (Person)
- From the Collection: Gilmer Family (Family)
- From the Collection: Gilmer, Anne Baker (Person)
- From the Collection: Gilmer, Thomas Walker (Person)
- From the Collection: Nicholson, Francis, 1655-1728 (Person)
- From the Collection: Peticolas, C. L. Southern Cross (Person)
- From the Collection: Tucker, St. George, 1752-1827 (Person)
- From the Collection: Tyler Family (Family)
Language of Materials
English
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Extent
From the Collection: 6.00 Linear Feet : 17th and early 18th century materials are photocopies.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository