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Scope and Contents Recommends Bill Smith as a servant for the Asylum.

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Scope and Contents Encloses sprigs of grass and leaves from Washington's birth-place to put in her book. Discusses Marianna Saunders.

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Scope and Contents Request a certificate of the present year's hire of Bob and Billy.

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Scope and Contents Has been requested by A.M. Daffan to write to find out if his brother, John, confined at the Asylum, is dead.

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Scope and Contents Coal costs 22 1/2 cents a bushel and he will bring some within ten days.

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Scope and Contents Regrets William plans to move but wishes him success. Encloses a letter to Mr. Bruce.

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Scope and Contents Recommends William R. Galt for the position of Principal of the Academy. [Two copies of this letter.] [Note: Note on bottom signed by William R. Galt that could not reach Winchester in time to present it.]

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Scope and Contents Just wrote a letter in his behalf to the Trustees of the Winchester Academy.

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Scope and Contents Recommendation by Franchis H. Smith, Superintendent, Virginia Military Institute.

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Scope and Contents Recommendation by Francis H. Smith and others. [Two copies.]

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Scope and Contents Regrets having missed Galt.

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Scope and Contents Describes her holiday with various relatives, and a visit to Mr. Clay's birthplace.

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Scope and Contents Wants any information on claim for Revolutionary War service of John M. Galt, grandfather of the recipient. D. Alexr Galt "of this place" [Norfolk?] feels he was never paid for drugs and medicines. Enclosed is a clipping on Bounty Land Bill signed by A.H.H. Stuart, Secretary of the Interior.

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Scope and Contents The house on the River, now occupied by Col. Boyer, will soon be vacant and the recipient has the first chance at renting it. Asks about the recipient's father.

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Scope and Contents Sends his condolences on the death of Galt's oldest son. Feels Galt's brother will do well. Is honored by Galt having named his youngest son after him. [Note: William and Mary Ware Galt's second child and first son, Alexander Patrick Galt, was born in 1845 and died in 1850. Their fourth child and third son Rogers Harrison Galt was born in 1850. See Galt Genealogy, I.E. 11. b. ii. and iv., p. 9.]

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Scope and Contents A man is interested in purchasing the City Tavern and wonders if Mrs. Mary D. Galt will sell her portion. Reports death of Miss Diana M. Ege. News of the Lamberts and the Harrisons. Mentions Matilda Southall, Mrs. Judge Tucker, and Mrs. John G. Mosby.

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Scope and Contents Galt is quite welcome to use his name in Western Virginia, though the writer's acquaintance with the region is limited.

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Scope and Contents Will replace the herrings he found inferior.

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Scope and Contents Has ordered the paper he wanted and encloses proofs of the first two forms. Needs to know how many copies Galt wants.

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Scope and Contents Received the letter of introduction from Col. Smith, and is quite willing for the recipient to use his name in the prospectus of his school.

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Scope and Contents Received Mr. Sharp's letter and is quite willing for Galt to use his name. Remembers him from the University.

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Scope and Contents Sends a leaf from General Washington's birthplace. Judge Browne has moved to Missouri, where his children live. Dr. Bayless (Virginia Browne's husband) resigned his professorship at the Medical College of Cincinnati to go to Missouri. Williamsburg is improving, and has a new Grecian building at the Asylum, and another is being built for an academy. Mr. Lefebre and his family are great favorites. Describes the new building at the Asylum. Draft.

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....