The Gilkeson Family

• D. V. Gilkeson to Gilkeson's brother (probably Hugh Gilkeson), August 27, 1858

  Gilkeson delivers a number of health updates (including an extended section on his ailing mother), speaks of farming, and worries about a recent smallpox outbreak.

• A. (?.) Gilkeson to Gilkeson's brother (probably Hugh Gilkeson), September 21, 1858

  Gilkeson writes at length about his mother's death. He also tells of plans to start a new hardware business in Staunton; and he offers his brother advice about buying a slave.

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