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Scope and Contents Concerns money for John Galt in Philadelphia.

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Scope and Contents Sends various items from the garden.

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Scope and Contents Describes work among the many yellow fever patients. Letter is faded.

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Scope and Contents American ships are very necessary in the area since fishermen have received hard usage from British cruisers. Describes the town and surrounding area.

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Scope and Contents Sends four letters to Professors in Philadelphia which he can use or not, but which the writer suggests will give him certain advantages. [Note: This letter is quite confusing since at about this time John Minson Galt II was himself going to Philadelphia to study medicine. However, various other John M. Galts became doctors, and perhaps one of these wrote the letter.]

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Scope and Contents A family scene at home. Mrs. Richards recently died. The empress of Mexico was at the Springs while the writer was there. Describes Judge Scott's home.

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Scope and Contents Describes the trip to Philadelphia, which he and John Coke have just completed. Describes his rooming house. Asks to be remembered to Mrs. Millington.

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Scope and Contents Gives a more detailed account of his trip from Williamsburg to Philadelphia, and of the boarding house where he is living. Is homesick.

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Scope and Contents Account totalling $7.00.

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Scope and Contents Certificate that John M. Galt of Virginia has matriculated in the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania for the 1839-40 session. Signed by Wm. E. Horner M.D., Dean.

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Scope and Contents News of the family. Asks John to send him "Seymore on the medical treatment of Insanity and Doctor Castle's translation of the London Pharmacopaica." He and Mrs. Galt rode to Martin's Hundred. Mrs. Saunders has offered her carriage when Alexander, Jr. is able to use it.

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Scope and Contents Sends extracts from Mary Browne's letter of October 15. Has sent various goods, presents, and magazines. Describes a Quaker wedding in which the groom was 72 and the bride 60.

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Scope and Contents Hopes John will punctually attend the lectures on anatomy, physiology, and surgery.

Scope and Contents Scope and Contents Describes the other boarders and his activities in Philadelphia. "Mrs. Jackson knew a number of the Aristocracy of Virginia, but of its institutions she knew nothing; not being aware for instance... [of] William and Mary." One home had central heating, which he was unfamiliar with. Are colored servants in every family. Most people are more "violent against the abolitionists than we are down South." His first impressions of the professors and the dissecting room. Saw Moore...

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Scope and Contents Account for $10.00 for altering a coat and "making over" a coat.

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Scope and Contents Speaks of someone in Pensacola who he seemingly hopes to marry. "For Yankee hospitality, I'll not allow one syllable against it..."

Scope and Contents Scope and Contents Describes the stock of the bookstores, and the many Newfoundland dogs he has seen. Finds the professors at "the Jefferson" better lecturers than those at "the Old School." Summarizes a lecture on the hospit and surgeons of London. "Took the ticket" of the Pennsylvania Hospital instead of that of the Blockley since the former is closer and has more operations. Lists some of the books he bought. Hopes Alexander has "got to college" but doubts it. Mentions "Fat Tailor" and...

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Scope and Contents Describes social calls, a visit to Girard College, and his professors. Has become "much less in favour of abolition than before..." Has seen many small gardens reminiscent of Sally's. Mentions Mrs. Stewart, Cousin W. Saunders Gresham, Miss Douthat, and Miss Marty Carter.

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Scope and Contents Encloses a letter of introduction to Mr. Josiah Randall.

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Scope and Contents Receipted account for shoes.

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Scope and Contents Gives her opinion of "Galt's Byron."

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Scope and Contents Plans to atend the Methodist quarterly meeting the next day. Praises the Tyler's back parlor. Mentions Aunt B., Liz, Mrs. B. Tyler, Mrs. Jameson, and Col. Cary. AL [seemingly only part of the letter] [Note: These two letters are on the same sheet.]

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Scope and Contents "The students have the most foolish practice of clapping every little thing that occurs in lecture." Finds clapping very common at public amusements. His reading medicine at home earlier is of great help. All the public buildings and many shops are lighted by gas. Gentlemen there have a higher respect for religion than they do in Virginia. Describes a visit at Dr. Harris'. Met the son of Dr. Seldon of Norfolk. Finds no one there as beautiful as Miss Elizabeth Tyler.

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Scope and Contents Expects to get to Norfolk soon.

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Scope and Contents Describes a performance by Forrest. Finds Philadelphia ladies "inferior in dignity" to those of Virginia, and feels that the men have less respect for the ladies. Observations on slavery and opinions about it in Philadelphia. Describes some of the lectures he has attended. Effect of the split on the medical schools.