Scope and Contents From the Collection: Correspondence of the Garrett family of Williamsburg, Va., concerning family and social news, politics, and the Civil War. Earlier letters deal mainly with business and political news, as several Garrett family members, including Richard R. Garrett, Alexander C. Garrett, and Dr. Robert M. Garrett, were involved in the politics of 19th century Virginia. Correspondence of Dr. Robert M. Garrett and his brothers Alexander C. Garrett and B. F. Garrett concerning the sale of "Yardley," Northampton...

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Has not written to her because he was waiting for the circulars about Old Bruton Church; surmises that they were sent to his nephew, R.E. Lee, Jr., believes that it is important to preserve the old; remembers the good times they spent together; would like to see her again and assures her that when he comes to Williamsburgh (sic) he will accept her invitation to visit.

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Scope and Contents Asks where he found the authority for claiming that her ancestor Sir George Yeardly "was the son of a merchant sailor, and of humble and obscure birth"; indicates her indignation resulting from this claim; prevails upon his fairness as a historian to publish only the facts; includes excerpts copied from the "Yeardly Genealogy" which she possesses and offers to have him peruse if he would visit her home.

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Shares social news of relatives and mutual friends.

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Thanks her for her invitation to visit; asks if she may come another time; mentions that she is quite fond of her and Miss Mary; has been in New York for ten days and will remain there another week before she returns home; reports that New York is "very big and bright."

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Has not forgotten his promise to escort her to the opening of the Jamestown Tercentennial; will meet her at the Virginia Building early Friday morning.

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Apologizes that she could not be in Williamsburg on the 5th; landed in Boston a week ago after having taken the Mediterranean route from Naples; will do some shopping in New York; has enjoyed her summer but is looking forward to returning home.

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Scope and Contents Has put the colored card from Boston that she sent into an album of souvenirs; is very busy with her debutante "daughter" and her coming out this season; relives her youth in the coming-out of her debutante; will publish another story next summer; reports that her eyes are troubling her.

Scope and Contents Scope and Contents Apologizes for not responding to her Christmas card earlier; describes in great detail what a wonderful, noble, and great gentleman her father was; is thankful for the friendship that her father showed him; looks forward to being with him again after this life; reminisces about Williamsburg and the happy times he spent there in youth; believes that education involves more than book-learning, and declares that "what you get out of people, places, situations, environment...

Scope and Contents Scope and Contents Informs her that the Board of Visitors of the College of William and Mary "adopted a resolution authorizing the erection of the monument of which you wrote"; reports that a copy of the resolution will be mailed to her by the Secretary. Bears signature from Mrs. Letitia Tyler Semple to Lottie Garrett, July 6, 1909. Has received her letter that informed her of the action of the Board of Visitors; has yet to receive the letter from the Secretary; asks who the Secretary is and...

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Has been keeping a diary of her trip that she will share when she returns home; gives details of her journey; hopes her children are behaving. Includes signature from Hattie (Mrs. Van Garrett), on board the S.S. Wensleydale, to Josie (?). Reports that it is so cold that she is wearing her heavy tan jacket from her trousseau; hopes that her children have not been much trouble; has yet to be seasick, along with Cousin Lottie and Van.

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Will travel from the port at Savannah, Georgia, by train to Black Mountain on their return journey; thanks her for her sweet letters; reports that he has visited Old Barking Church where they saw the Winder Cenotaph and encloses the inscription, describing the ancestry of John Winder of Grays Inn, buried there in 1699; has seen the original charter for the College of William and Mary.