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Scope and Contents Receipt for $3.00 received from Mrs. Galt.

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Scope and Contents Recommends William R. Galt for the chair of Ancient Languages at William and Mary. Understands from Thomas White that Dew is working on an article for the "Messenger." Hopes to soon be able to spend more time on a long-planned systematic work. Asks to be remembered to "Mrs. Peachy the Doctor and family." Endorsed.

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Scope and Contents Requests Saunders favorable consideration for William's application for the professorship at William and Mary. Endorsed.

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Scope and Contents Feels the recipient is the best medical man to judge Dr. A.D. Galt's mental ability, and wants his advice on publishing Galt's writings on his various medical cases. Plans to "collect the cases together into separable chapters [?],... without any remarks of my own; and trans-cribed precisely as it was originally written." [Note: John M. Galt published Galt's Practice of Medicine in 1843].

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Scope and Contents William must be pleased by the support of Dr. Harrison and Mr. Rodgers in his application for the professorship. He has written to Ed. Ruffin, Dr. Peachy, Professor Saunders, Col. McCandlish, Col. Blow, Col. Pryor and John B. Sewell, and mentioned the problem to George Loyall. Hopes Mr. Rogers will get the support of Mr. Dew and Dr. Empie. Letter is torn.

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Scope and Contents A letter of consolation on the death of one of her children. [draft?] [Note: On reverse, a penciled note signed by Elizabeth J. Galt requesting the recipient to keep the electrical machine which he got for John if it comes while John is still away. Returns journal lent to [her father?] before his death. This is a draft of a letter to Mr. Millington- See April 1843.]

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Scope and Contents Is pleased to help John with the project he wrote about on the 21st [see letter]. "From my knowledge of the medical book market... I am convince, that... a separate volume,... would not only lose money... but... would ... preclude the acquisition of extended reputation." Suggests selections in succeeeding numbers of a periodic Recommends that John write Dr. Hays, the Editor of the American Journal of Medical Science.

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Scope and Contents Discussed William's candidacy with Col. Blow who expressed his hope of reorganizing the Professorship of Humanity, to "make it something more than a grammar school for boys." He said, "it was the desire of the Visitors to cherish Virginia feelings..." Sends two drawings by Alexander Jr.

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Scope and Contents Account totalling $7.33.

Scope and Contents Scope and Contents Went through his father's papers, and found the debt from "Uncle Galt" was £471.15.8, due in 1785. The money was lent when he was in "embarrassed circumstances." When $20,000 or $30,000 could have been obtained for the Tavern, Lambert's father advised a sale, but "Aunt Galt" did not take the advice. Lambert's sisters, Eliza and Sally, "are now in the situation Uncle Galt's children were when my Father befriended them and would thankfully receive from his descendants any...

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Scope and Contents "Calender kept in Williamsburg Virginia by A.D. Galt [Jr.?] showing the progress of Vegetation the mean maximum and minimum temperature and the prevailing Winds" during January-March 1841, and January- March 1842. AD

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Scope and Contents Calls the recipient's attention to William R. Galt's qualifications for the Chair of Ancient Languages at William and Mary College.

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Scope and Contents Receipt signed by Thos. L. Lyne, Agent, for Dr. A.Galt's subscription to the Richmond Enquirer, $5.00 for January 8, 1842 to January 8, 1843.

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Scope and Contents Account of $4.17, paid. Endorsed.

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 An account totalling $1.37.

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Scope and Contents Is happy that Dr. Harrison, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Tucker, and Dr. Kraitzer have all shown such friendship for Williamsburg. Feels a letter from Henry St. George Tucker would be especially favorable to the Visitors, even though it could only be on general character. Mary Butt died yesterday. She was almost certainly engaged to Gabriel Maupin.

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Scope and Contents An account totalling $1.37.

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Scope and Contents An account totalling $6.00.

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Scope and Contents Recommends William R. Galt for the Chair of Ancient Languages. Endorsed. [Note: There is a copy of this letter in William R. Galt's [?] hand.]

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Scope and Contents Comments on William's letter with its news of the University's faculty and students. News of friends in Philadelphia, including Henry Ashton, Harris, and Shleton. Discusses the engagement of Susan Thoroughgood.

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Scope and Contents Finds Norfolk "gloomy beyond description [with] the youngsters... all joining the church and temperance Society..." Mentions Eversfield, Dr. Leecock, and Tom Cooke. Attends some lectures, and practices among the poor. Will go to North Carolina in the fall and then maybe to the far west. [Note: These two letters are on one sheet of paper.]

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Scope and Contents Describes her illness after the birth of her baby and his naming. News of her Lambert relatives. Many people have joined Dr. Empie's church, and generally there is a great interest in religion.

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Scope and Contents Receipt for $3.50 received from Mr. Vest for repairing a watch for Elizabeth Galt. [Printed billhead.]