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Scope and Contents Thanks Galt for his kindness to his son, Robert. Is now pondering Robert's future education. Feels the four years necessary to become an apothecary would be almost useless. Dr. Upshur thinks he should be a doctor, and the writer tends to agree. Robert has not expressed an opinion. The writer is considering civil engineering, and generally would like Galt's opinion. Asks to be remembered to the Revd. Mr. Pain.

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Scope and Contents News of various relatives and many mutal friends.

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Scope and Contents Sent one of Wm's letters to Mr. Wise with a very favorable recommendation. When his son is older may send him to William.

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Scope and Contents After 40 years lost his office as City Gauger [?], and blames it on universal suffrage. News of the family. Inquires about Matilda.

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Scope and Contents Letter of condolence on the death of Elizabeth J. Galt.

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Scope and Contents Letter on condolence on the death of Elizabeth J. Galt.

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Scope and Contents Is glad to hear that Sally's mother, brother and sister are all better. News of the death of Mr. Poitiaux.

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Scope and Contents Letter of condolence. [Note: This letter is dated May 19, 1853, but clearly refers to Elizabeth Galt's death and must, therefore, have been written one year later.]

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Scope and Contents Sends sympathy on the death of Elizabeth J. Galt.

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Scope and Contents The day after his last letter to Sally [see May 17, 1854] he read in the paper of Elizabeth's sudden death. Was rather prepared for it, and sends condolences.

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Scope and Contents Heard from Mrs. Semple of Elizabeth's death and sends condolences.

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Scope and Contents He is coming to school to Galt next session, and is bringing his cousin from Alabama. The cousin wants to prepare for the University of Virginia.

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 A letter of consolation on the death of Elizabeth J. Galt.

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Scope and Contents Condolences on the death of Elizabeth Galt. Comments that while he never met her she was "an object [of] deep interest to the entire community from the seclusion in which she lived, [and] the misfortune that she suffered." Asks that condolences be sent to John's cousins, the Misses Galts [Gabriella and Sally], on the death of their mother. [Note: The second death referred to is probably that of Mary Arnet.]

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Scope and Contents The bearer, William, is the son of the servant Sally now in the Asylum. He wants to know if she can be brought home.

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Scope and Contents Mourns the death of Elizabeth J. Galt. Will visit her the first time she goes to Kings Creek. Has a large family. Mary E. Walker visited her recently.

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Scope and Contents Requests news of the family since Elizabeth's death.

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Scope and Contents Sends the boy as he promised. He wishes him to be a good Latin and Greek scholar, and strong in Mathematics, but Galt has complete control of him.

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Scope and Contents Praise of her sister Elizabeth. Notes that Williamsburg is very sickly and there have been several cases of typhus fever.

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Scope and Contents The quote is from a poem written by Rev. H.M. Denison on the death of his wife, Alice Tyler Denison.

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Scope and Contents "Cousin" may refer to Sally M. Galt. Condolences on a death [probably that of Elizabeth J. Galt]. Mentions Marianne Saunders, Lou Petitt [?], and the Bishop.

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Scope and Contents Would like to borrow $20 for a few days.

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....