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....

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 Describes his visit to the President [James K. Polk]. Plans to go to New York Wednesday, and leave New York by the following Monday. "Ma and the girls" will return home then unless Lizzy continues ill. Describes politics in Washington. Messages for his brothers and sisters. Plans to go to Rome first. Mentions Mr. Pegram, Aunt Nancy, Rosa, Miss Boyle, and various other friends in Norfolk. Mentions several people to whom he has introductions.

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Scope and Contents Account of $2.00 for advertising his school.

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Scope and Contents Receipted account dated January 20-28.

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Scope and Contents Account of $80.15 for books.

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Scope and Contents Invitation of Dr. Galt and family to the Valedictory address of the M.U. Society at the M[ethodist?] E[piscopal?] Church, July 10. The Committee was composed of T.M. Gleming, R. Randolph, and H. Tucker.

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 Receipted account of $26.00 for various clothes.

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Scope and Contents Encloses quarter's rent for the old City Tavern. Laments the poor fourth they had, and blames the destruction of sociability on politics and party spirit. News of their relatives. [Note: While the letter is clearly headed June 12, the postmark is Jul[y] 14, and the reference to the fourth clearly shows that this must have been written after July 4.]

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Scope and Contents His brother's situation makes it impossible for him to take leave of them in person. Will probably move west. Will attribute any success he might have to Sally.

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 Receipt for $28.75 received from William R. Galt as house rent.

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Scope and Contents News of the various ills of her family. Hopes Cousin Richard did well on his examinations.

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Scope and Contents "As to the affair at College I have heard enough to astonish and surprise me but I hope yet all will turn out better than we expected. " Want to know what steps the townspeople have taken. [Note: These two letters from niece and aunt are on one sheet of paper.]

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Scope and Contents Receipted account for the Building Committe of St. Paul's Church, Norfolk, for Wm. B. Galt's payment of $25 for one pew in the western gallery, with part paid in April towards the alterations.

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Scope and Contents Receipted account $11.20 on 3 slaves, 2 clocks, and income.

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....

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 Thanks her for her hospitality while Sally and John were in Buffalo. [Note: There is an unsigned draft of this letter].

Scope and Contents Scope and Contents Thanks her for her kindness to Sally and John during their stay in New York. When they returned Bishop Meade and several ministers were holding an association. Regret not meeting Dr. Smith. Charles Dabney is with them again. It is expected that the College will lose most of the old professors. Is unhappy that the Visitors decided that Commencement should be held the 15th instead of July 4. Aunt Sylvia left the lady she was living with, and lives at the Asylum and nurses a...

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Scope and Contents Just learned from George Lightfoot that Mr. Millington has received a position at Mississippi College. Mentions Dr. Waddel, Mr. Hodges, Mr. Holmes, Mrs. Henly, and various other Williamsburg residents.

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Scope and Contents Mrs. Millington wants Mrs. Galt to persuade Mr. Millington not to go to Mississippi. Quotes from the July 31 letters of the two Sally Lamberts.

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Scope and Contents Account of Sally "Gault" for 4 3/4 days board.

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Scope and Contents Request two weeks to consider their invitation to become Rector of Bruton Parish Church. If takes the position, could not come before October.