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Scope and Contents Little Sally Lambert has been quite sick since returning from Williamsburg, and they are taking her to the Huguenot Springs the next day.

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Scope and Contents Receipt for $1.15 received from John M. Galt.

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Scope and Contents Family news, and comments on Sally Galt's many beaux.

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Scope and Contents Judge Mason gave him four letters of introduction. Sends messages to members of his family. Is studying Ollendorff's method of learning Italian, and finds it works quite well. Sees Uncle Patrick [Galt] daily. The Captain who took corn to the starving Irish made $17,000 on the trip, for that amount was voted him by Congress for his expenses.

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Scope and Contents Describes a Tournament and a fancy dress ball held there. Mentions many acquaintances who were at the Springs, including Mr. Fauntleroy, Phil Taliaferrro, Sally and Henny Lyon, Bernard Peyton, and Julien Harrison. Fears there will be no beaux in Williamsburg as all the young men speak of the college as a dead institution.

Scope and Contents Scope and Contents Feels very close to the whole Galt family, Elizabeth, who he never saw, has an extraordinary mind, but to the sorrow of the family and friends is "sorely afflicted." Knows a man who can cure Elizabeth, and this man has consented to go to Williamsburg if the Galts will accept his services. His fee will be far less than "you would cheerfully and gladly [pay] to see your fond sister saved from the inevitable effects of an unchecked cancer." Pledges his Christian faith and...

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....