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Scope and Contents Circular letter reporting post-mortem examination of a patient "to whose case the attention of the association was called when at this place."

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Scope and Contents Reports on the convention and discusses some of the participants. Describes the Butler Hospital.

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Scope and Contents Describes the corner-stone laying for the Academy. The same day there were a hundred visitors at the Asylum. One of his reports was put in the copper box under the stone. Mentions many of Sally's beaux.

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 Note: These three letters are on one very badly torn sheet of paper.

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Scope and Contents Introduces a violinist friend [name is torn, but seems to be Laize Elenna].

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Scope and Contents Discusses various goods she asked him to get. Letter is badly stained.

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Scope and Contents News of his life in Italy. [Note: Salutation is to William [R. Galt]. The letter is in light ink on thin paper, and very hard to read.]

Scope and Contents Scope and Contents Enjoys visiting the Tottens, for spent so many happy hours there with the Millingtons. News of the Saunders. Mrs. Letitia Tyler Semple is still living on the green, but may move. She took one of Lizzie [Tyler Waller]'s children and Mrs. Speed took the others. Alice Tyler just married Mr. Denison, who is going to a church in Brooklyn. Mr. Lefevre will live in the new academy, which should be finished in October. Mr. and Mrs. Dabney are leaving and his successor will be...

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Scope and Contents The letter is addressed from Cary to Lizzie. Quotes extensively from her brother John's letter from California. News of her children's activities. Feels sure they are happy with Bishop John's family, but fears the College may not get all the benefit from his appointment that was hoped. News of her father's and aunt's healths, and of her brothers.

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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.]