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Scope and Contents Discusses various magazines, including Burton's, the Penn Magazine, and the Ledger. Discusses Miss Waterman's recent works. Mentions many acquaintances.

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Scope and Contents Have finally received various goods from the North including fancy stationary, pen, knives, scissors, zephyr worsteds, and patterns for needle work, and will be glad to send her a price list.

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Scope and Contents Added note on goods that will be sent when more are received.

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Scope and Contents Receipt of John H. Watkins, agent, Richmond Compiler, for Dr. A. D. Galt's subscription for two years, costing $10.

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Scope and Contents Describes a party at Mr. Lyne's farm. News of various romances.

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Scope and Contents Paul has left Norfolk for a naval career. Discusses her reading of Cicero, and compares its difficulty with Horace and Salust. The Whigs are preparing for their celebration at Yorktown. News of Miss Mary Watson, Mr. Pollard, Aunt Nancy, and Cousin Richard.

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Scope and Contents Mr. Perks has resigned his charge at Christ Church. [Note: These three letters are on one sheet.]

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Scope and Contents Describes political activities, including a procession. Comments on the Riche family. Butt says that on his side of the river John Tyler is not censured for his conduct. Describes the boarders. Mentions Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Page, Mrs. Stewart, Miss Waterman, Miss Eliza White, Miss Missouri and her brother Robert, John Butler, Miss Wilson, and Lizzie Taylor.

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Scope and Contents Finds Florida very monotonous. If William is at the University he is to see Truehart and thank him for the invitation to the Society of the Alumni.

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Scope and Contents Sent 45 bushels of oats and will send the rest, and the receipt, the next day.

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Scope and Contents News of the medical schools. Describes the election. Letter is torn. Endorsed.

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Scope and Contents Hopes Sally can be an attendant at her wedding, November 10. The wedding is to be small, for her father cannot afford more, and Aunt Margaret Carrington's death limits them. They will live with his mother. [Note: Caroline married William Mortimer Harrison (1817-1865).]

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Scope and Contents Discusses the various illnesses of the family. Sally went with Robert and Lizzy Tyler to the celebration of "Cornwallis's capture-- or rather to the Whig Convention at York..."

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....

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Scope and Contents Discusses various churches he has attended, and finds the Quaker meeting "absurd, stupid, and evil in its consequences..." Describes his visit to Miss Wilmer.

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Scope and Contents Is glad to hear "the good prospects of William and Mary." News of medical students from Virginia, including Mead (who boarded at Cousin John Galt's), Selden, Dr. Charles Carter, Perkins, Harris, Edmund Randolph, and Dr. Blanchman ("who fixed Sally's teeth"). Mentions Miss Catherine Travis, Dr. Vaughn, and Moore Robinson.

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Scope and Contents Dr. Leecock has left Philadelphia and will sail for Africa. Hugh B. Grigsby is to marry Miss Carrington of Charlotte County next month. News of other marriages in Norfolk. Cousin E[lizabeth J.?] Galt is improving and will probably live. Dr. John Williamson is probably better. Aunt Sally [Capron?] will move to Capt. Young's house. Mother is much improved.

Scope and Contents Scope and Contents Agrees with Jefferson that all men have equal rights, and therefore there should be universal suffrage, "the right of instruction in all brances of legislative bodies," the overriding will of the majority, etc. Feels that he is as qualified to vote as those men with property. Agrees with the "essential principles of the [Democratic] party... but not with their measures nor their leading men-- who are nearly all... of bad character." Feels the most important thing is not...

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Scope and Contents News of the theatre and his boarding house. Finds Virginia women have a calm dignity lacking in most others. Mentions Henry Anderson, Miss Burwell, Mrs. Sheldon, Miss Marshall, and Miss Douthat. [Note: This letter has a printed political cartoon of a log cabin, the Capital, and large ball on a stick saying "Tips Coming" as a letterhead.]

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Scope and Contents Was shocked by the news of Professor Davis' murder by a student. News of Norfolk and parties she attended. Has almost finished Cicero, and will begin Livy.

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Scope and Contents Is not certain whether the Whig victory will mean he will lose his job. Regrets that William witnessed Professor Davis' murder. [Note: This letter and the preceding are on the same sheet.]

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Scope and Contents News of his classes and plans for his thesis.

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Scope and Contents Receipt of C. Stall, agent of John D. Ghiseling, Jr., for $6 received from Alexander Galt of Williamsburg for one year's subscription to the New York Albion.

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Scope and Contents Describes Caroline Lambert's wedding and the gifts she received.

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Scope and Contents News of the family's health. Gabriel Williamson is back aboard ship. Bishop Meade preached in Williamsburg yesterday. Complains about the effects of whiskey on his slaves.