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Scope and Contents Receipt for $150 received from Dr. John M. Galt for a bust made by Alexander Galt.

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Scope and Contents Wonders if Galt will subscribe $20 or more to the celebration of the 166th anniversary of the foundation of the College. Saunders feels it may appear ridiculous to visitors, as they will see "the slender furnishing of the halls with pupils."

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Scope and Contents Note to Ball and Santon for $85.25 for building supplies.

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Scope and Contents Thanks her for the picture, which has been put in a prominent place over the mantlepiece. Heard from Alex that he has finished John's bust and will soon send it. John is sending various books to Randolph Macon and Henry and Emory Colleges.

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Scope and Contents Order by Thomas O. Cogbill, clerk, Circuit Court of Williamsburg and James City County, to Sergeant of the City of Williamsburg, for an attachment of goods from William Weight and John M. Galt.

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Scope and Contents The snow and ice make it difficult to get out, especially as they do not have "pavements on our sidewalks." Mr. Barziza's son wrote from California that George and John Lambert are well and George recently found a large piece of gold.

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Scope and Contents Lettie Tyler Semple hopes to go to Spezzier in April. If he wants to contact her about going to Europe, he should send the letters to Robert Tyler in Philadelphia.

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Scope and Contents Would like to go on the same ship as Mrs. Semple. Hopes to return to Virginia next month and finish the bust of Mr. Ruggin. Has an order from Congress for a bust of Chief Justice Rutledge for the Supreme Court room in Washington.

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Scope and Contents Describes her return to Norfolk from Williamsburg. Describes Mr. Lindsay's place, where they are staying. [?] does not want Luce and the writer to go to California until Fall, but wants Sister and Charlotte to go immediately. [Note: This letter may be from Anne Capron (1831-1909) the second daughter of Richard ( - ) and Sarah Trebell Galt Capron (1795-1847). The Capron children were Mary, Anne, Lucy, Charlotte, and Gabriel (1835- ). See Galt Genealogy, I.E.12., p. 11.)

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Scope and Contents Summons for Richard Ford, Robert McCandlish, Goodrich Durvey, John M. Galt, and William R.C. Douglas to appear in Williamsburg Circuit Court.

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Scope and Contents Requests that Mrs. Mary D. Galt's share of the rent for the Old City Tavern be sent to him, if Mr. Palmer has not made other arrangements.

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Scope and Contents Hopes Alex can come soon. News of their healths. Draft.

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Scope and Contents Sails for Europe on the Asia on July 9, and fears will not get to Williamsburg before then, so would like Galt to send his bust to the Grove on Thursday to be put on the boat.

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Scope and Contents Asks Galt to loan him some money.

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Scope and Contents His travel plans. Comments on the exhibition of paintings and sculpture of modern artists he saw in London. Dined with Judge Mason. [Note: This letter is probably misdated. Compare with June 28, 1856].

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Scope and Contents Describes her voyage, and her sightseeing in Paris. Comments on military rule and the Empress.

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Scope and Contents Explains his article in the "Albion" replying to the attack in the Charleston Mercury and giving his reasons for his point of view.

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Scope and Contents Will make enquiries as to Mr. Ramsey's reliability from George H. Jones, Gen. John S. Millson, Mrs. Mary Raincock Galt, Aaron Jeffrey, and Hugh B. Grigsby. Gives what he knows on the location of Alexander's works. Is pleased that John is going to write the biography of Alexander.

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Scope and Contents Cousin Sue has asked her to write him for examples of poetry written by a lunatic to go into a book on Virginia history and literature by Prof. Ramsay of Washington. Ramsey had letters of introduction for Prof. Maupin, Gov. Wise and Mr. Thompson, and has Sue's poems, Anna's poems, and a biographical notice of cousin Alex.

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Scope and Contents Action against Edwin Hurt and John M. Galt.

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 Requests that he send the rest of the payment for the bust to his brother James. Describes the marble and his progress on it.

Scope and Contents Scope and Contents News of many relatives in Williamsburg and elsewhere, including Gabriella Galt, Charlotte Capron, Mrs. Dickie Galt, and the Southall and Williamson families. Feels Williamsburg will ultimately be a large town, as several buildings are going up and the College and schools, while not large, are satisfactory. While things are now quiet at the Asylum, the appointment of a new Board next year will probably cause political problems. Dr. Stribling [?] has recently resigned from...

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....