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Scope and Contents Mr. Ashe has replaced Mr. Page as minister. Samuel Beale arrived with his new bride, the daughter of Gov. Duval of Florida. Their father has been too ill to come downstairs. Mary was invited to be in the wedding of Miss Holloway. Various other accounts of local events.

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Mentions various young men in their acquaintence.

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Scope and Contents Uncle [William C. Galt] talks of selling his house and moving into the country. The Bishop cannot get enough ministers to come West so he wants to establish a theological school in Lexington. Uncle William sold his house for fifteen hundred dollars but decided to stay in town so as to be close to his patients. Miss Empie died. Chatter about daily happenings. [Note: Mary D. Galt is Mrs. A.D. Galt.]

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Scope and Contents She chats about her visit in North Carolina. Saw Dr. Robinson Piedmont in North Carolina who was quite pompous. When she asked him if he had seen it rain fire the other night, he replied that it was meteors.

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Scope and Contents She is sorry they have not had a chance to get together and hopes that she will come up for a visit. The bad weather has postponed the fair. Sends various words of greeting to friends and relatives. A planned birthday party for Mr. Brow, Mr. Macmmurds and Mr. Strobia had to be postponed as some of the gentlemen wanted to go to the theatre that had opened.

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Scope and Contents Her mother gave one of the Philadelphia Annu for 150 people. An Ethiopian named Johnson was the caterer for a dinner of turkey, chicken, oysters, and terrapins as well as champagne and Lisbon wine. The writer did not attend for she had a slight headache. Describes the elaborately set table with the stewed oysters, terrapin, chicken salad, ice cream, jellies and sugar candy. The guests stood by the table and ate of their plates with spoons. There was no dancing.

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He discusses Mr. Saunders' claim, and its long history. He summarizes the claim. Draft, torn.

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He is unable to pay Dr. Galt the money requested of him.

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Scope and Contents Since writing her they have all been down with the influenza. Bunny has been ill and the writer wonders whether it is the indigestible ham they have there. Worries about their house in Williamsburg for it needs repairs.

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Scope and Contents He discusses various aspects of the land claim of the heirs of Dr. J.M. Galt. He mentions Mr. Saunders, Mr. Lambert and Mr. McCandlish. Faded and stained.

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Scope and Contents Discusses various aspects of Mr. Saunders' claim to some of the western lands due Dr. J.M. Galt's estate. [Note: Apparently Mr. Saunders was elderly and confused on whether or not an old debt owed him by Dr. J. M. Galt had been paid.].

Scope and Contents Scope and Contents She looks forward to a ball they are having and hopes that Mr. Bowers will come over. Wonders whether Elizabeth has been meeting "a certain gentleman in the streets as often as you used to do". Gives her advice about courting. "Never think a gentleman intends addressing you till he asks you to marry him. Never be engaged for more than six months. Never act in such a way as to lead any one to suppose that you are a flirt. Never let a gentleman know that you love him till he...

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An account of Dr. A.D. Galt with Richard M. Bucktrout for various orders of planking valued at $6.19 1/4. Payment received March 26, 1835.

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Scope and Contents She regrets that she had to leave town without saying farewell. She wants to know if Mr. Bowers has missed her.

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Scope and Contents They have moved to a new house. She is distressed that Harriet Beale has joined the Catholic Church. She feels she did through ignorance. The Catholics increase throughout the state but mainly among the immigrant Dutch. She enjoys the sketches Elizabeth sent them and asks for some more.

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Scope and Contents He discusses a letter of recommendation he sent H.B. Tomlin to be read before the Board on behalf of the appointment to the professorship of Mr. Powers. Powers had followed Mr. Bonnycastle [at the University of Virginia] and done a satisfactory job.

Scope and Contents Scope and Contents Gabriel Galt Williamson is now in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and holds the rank of Lieutenant. While in Philadelphia, Thomas dined with David Crockett, "a rough, awkward, bullying sort of a fellow about 45 years old. "I put up at the National Hotel and I suppose 100 or 120 persons were seated at the table, he was shown a bill of fare and selected a dish of tripe on which he made his dinner and when asked what kind of wine he'd drink, said some of that old cider wine...

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An account of Mrs. John H. Strobia with Van Lew P. Smith for ivory table cutlery and other goods amounting to $22.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Professional and personal papers; 1745-1892; of the Galt family of Williamsburg, Virginia. Papers primarily concern the Galt family's work at the Eastern State Hospital, including apothecary shop daybooks, account books, medical daybooks, clinical notebooks, weather diaries, commonplace books, reports, medical notes, lecture notes, correspondence, and other. The personal papers consist of diaries, letters, scrapbooks, school notes, financial papers, memoirs, and other material....