Box Series 2, Box 2
Contains 29 Results:
Receipt for Dr. A.D. Galt from Stephen F. Powers, 1831 November 17
Scope and Contents Receipt for $13.37 1/2 for a horse for Alexander Galt, Junior.
Receipted account of John M. Galt II with P.F. Powell, 1831 November 27
Receipted account, July 18-November 27, 1831, of John M. Galt II with P.F. Powell for various goods amounting to $33.63.
Account of Dr. A.D. Galt with Higginson W. Lee, 1831 December 10
An account, April 11, 1829-December 10, 1831, for saddlery and harness goods, totalling $26.50.
Account of Messrs. Burwell Bassett with A. Jameson, 1831
An account amounting to $9.31.
Receipt for Dr. A.D. Galt, Williamsburg, from James S. Bryant, 1832 January 4
Scope and Contents Receipt for $2 paid for the repair of a clock.
Receipt for Dr. A.D. Galt, Philadelphia, from Woodward and Spragg, 1832 March 3
Scope and Contents Receipt for $2 paid for a year's subscription to the Saturday Courier.
William Lambert, Richmond, to Dr. A.D. Galt, 1832 May 9
Scope and Contents He apologizes on not sending the money he has collected for him. He tried to get in touch with Col. Bassett but missed him and had to give money to Robert Anderson. Miss McKenzie's School is having a coronation of a Queen of May and all the gardens in town have been requisitioned for flowers.
C. Hansford to Dr. A.D. Galt, 1832 June 11
Scope and Contents He hopes he can come to a meeting of the "Court" this evening at five o'clock.
Sally A. B. Lindsay to Dr. A.D. Galt, Williamsburg, 1832 July 17
Scope and Contents She wishes to start a school, but the only place in town which would be satisfactory is his house and lot. She has been told that he has never rented it and wonders whether he would consider leasing it to her for the cause of education.
William Browne, Richmond, to Dr. A.D. Galt, Williamsburg, 1832 August 18
Scope and Contents He and his family arrived after an exhausting trip in which they suffered from the heat. He plans to see them soon.
Thomas Williamson, Norfolk, to Polly [Mary Dorothea Galt?], 1832 August 22
Scope and Contents He received a letter from Judge Brown. He is distressed by Brown's proposed move to the west. There has been some illness at Old Point, Hampton, Elizabeth City, and Edenton, and recently at West Point Academy, but he feels it is safe to stay. Mr. Southall had a letter from Gabriel Galt Williamson, written from "Rio Jenario." He approves of Judge Brown's plan to buy one of her slaves.
Mary Browne, Louisville, to Mary D. Galt (Mrs. A.D. Galt), 1832 September 5
John Galt Williamson, Norfolk, to Dr. A.D. Galt, 1832 September 7
Scope and Contents Finally got him a treatise on "the Prevailing Epidemic" and is sending Dr. Chapman's work on cholera. After Galt has finished, he would like him to send it on to Dr. Garret and then to Henry Sheilds in York. Cholera on the decline in Norfolk.
Burwell Bassett, Warm Springs, to Elizabeth J. Galt, 1832 September 11
Mary Browne to Dr. A.D. Galt, Williamsburg, 1832 September 13
Scope and Contents She is worried that they have not heard from them as this is their sickly season. Her father has had trouble finding a house and the ones he has seen have not had separate quarters for the servants. The servants would have to stay in the basement or in the garret rooms. "This you know cannot be very agreeable to Virginians." Rent is high with houses with six rooms being leased from $350 to $500.
Mary Browne to Elizabeth J. Galt, 1832 September 13
Burwell Bassett, Warm Springs, to Elizabeth J. Galt, 1832 September 13
Scope and Contents He is distressed to hear of the trouble in Williamsburg. J. Temple, Junior, passed through yesterday and told them of the cholera at Coleman's Mill and of her mother's fever. Barbara Page is with them, but will not take her medicine. More deaths have occurred in these watering places than usual. Their return will depend on the cholera conditions.
Mary Browne, Louisville, to Mary D. Galt (Mrs. A.D. Galt) and Elizabeth J. Galt, Williamsburg, 1832 September 24
Leroy Anderson, Williamsburg, to Dr. A.D Galt, 1832 October 12
Scope and Contents He encloses a copy of a letter to Robert Saunders, Jr., in which he gives his plans to reduce the cost of teaching French if he should be appointed professor of French. He would like Galt to recommend his propos to the members of the Board in his area.
Leroy Anderson, Williamsburg, to Dr. A.D. Galt, 1832 October 13
He thinks it will be of service to the students at William and Mary to revive the professorship of Modern Languages and to make French particularly available for the grammar boys. He hopes Galt will present his viewpoint in a favourable light to those with whom he may come in contact.
E.G.G., Philadelphia, to Elizabeth Galt, Williamsburg, 1832 October 20
Enjoyed seeing their friends Rev. Cole, Mr. Vest, Mr. Sheldon and Mr. William Barton Rogers who is bringing this letter. Her mother is happy living here now. She does not like the idea of only seeing those people of whom her parents approve and she and Mary will not go out to the places they are invited by their mother's friends.
Mary Browne, Louisville, to Elizabeth J. Galt, Williamsburg, 1832 October 23
Round-robin letter of Mary Browne, Judy Browne, and Sal Browne to Alexander D. Galt, Junior, Mary D. Galt and Elizabeth J. Galt, Williamsburg, 1832 November 9-12
Scope and Contents Judy writes Alexander that they live in a part of Louisville called Germany because so many of the Dutch live there. The rest of the letter has general bits of news and urges them to write.
Mary Browne, Louisville, to Elizabeth J. Galt, Williamsburg, 1832 December 8
Scope and Contents She and her mother have paid morning visits, some of the ladies sent word that they were too busy to be seen instead of the customary "not at home." She was invited to a party with her sisters but refused to go. There have been some steam boat accidents and last week four or five people were scalded to death when a boiler broke. Envies Elizabeth's situation at Mr. Anderson's school. Hopes her father will send Sally and Judy to a good teacher.