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Alex has been entered with Mr. Morris.

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News of many relatives and friends, including Uncle Harry, Baynie [?] Tunstall, Maddy and Bettie Gatewood, Dessy Barziza, Pinny [Barziza?], Miss Helen and Mrs. Coleman. Believes his father is expecting orders. [Note: Thomas Gatewood Williamson was the oldest son of Gabriel and Elizabeth Gatewood Williamson. When his mother died, Tom and his sister were often cared for by the A.D. Galt family. His father was also in the Navy.]

Scope and Contents The writer's health is enough restored that she has been able to go out and shop at Mrs. Hofener's. Mentions a well near Mrs. Hofener's door. The water at the Asylum is not cool, and the food is plain, always bacon, beef, or lamb. Occasionally they have fish, though not as often as she would have . "They don't place any dishes or plates containing food ever at breakfast dinner or supper; But every allowance is placed on his own plate at each me.." Mrs. Christian always gives her more than...

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Of Miss Mary Copeland, by O.S. Fowler, Professor of Phrenology, W. Giles, Reporter.

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Gives details of the situation in Italy. The statue is about one third done in marble. Is working on a statue called L'Allegro.

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Is glad Ann Robinson left Rose Dixon some money, as the latter needs it. News of the family.

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Has been appointed by the Grand Lodge of Masons of Virginia to speak at the laying of the capstone of the "New College of Wm. and Mary" and would like to know about the architecture of the building, if it has columns, a general idea of its appearance, and, if possible, would like a diagram of it. Offers to preach at the church the Sunday preceding the ceremony. While there will try to see Mrs. Keith.

Scope and Contents News of her daughter's family in Lynchburg. May visit her in Williamsburg next month. [Note: The writer, Ann Eliza Ege Dove (1789-1865), was the daugher of Samuel and Elizabeth Walker Ege. Samuel's sister, Elizabeth, married Gabriel Galt (1748-1788) and was Sally M. Galt's maternal grandmother. Another sister, Sarah, married David Lambert and was the grandmother of Caroline Lambert Harrison. The daugher she speaks of was probably Ann Eliza Dove Copeland Hughes. See Ege Genealogy, II.A.7.,...

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If the daguerreotypist has a picture taken at the last session at Chesapeake Hall, she would like a copy. Describes the picture.

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Describes a recent visit to the Lunatic Hospital there, and another visit with a botanist interested in American plants. Discusses political affairs in Italy.

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Describes her recent severe illness, her baby, and her other children.

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Describes the death of his Captain, Gabriel Galt Williamson.

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Many people will not discuss Galt's school with him, so he can give him little information. The reasons he has heard for people not sending their sons include too long a vacation, too distant a location, and need for more teachers. Inquires if Galt could follow G. Harrison's example. Alex is at William and Mary. Tells of Gabriel Galt Williamson's death at Pensacola from a fever contracted at Key West. Mrs. Williamson is in Williamsburg.

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Discusses the death of "our dear Brother Gabriel [Galt Williamson]" who, though ill with yellow fever, saved his crew in the shipwreck on September 16.

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Mrs. Hanell [?] is not known there, but he can probably get the bond cashed. Is improving slowly, but fears the trip to New York he wants to take will impair his health. [Note: Dr. Gabriel Alexander Dickie Galt (1789-1836) and [?] Galt. See Galt Genealogy, I.E.9.a., p.8]

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Recently visited Dr. Chissley, the Superintendant of the Lunatic Asylum in Lexington, and his daughter. While there went to Ashland and, at a dance at the asylum, danced with Theodore Clay.

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Discusses her hope that her sister and "Brother Robert" will be happy in their married life. Asks Sally to tell Tom Harrison that she regrets breaking off their correspondence, as she now learns that the girls can write men if the governess mails the letters. Asks to be remembered to Dr. Galt. [Note: Tom Harrison is probably Thomas Randolph Harrison (1842-      ), eldest son of William and Caroline Lambert Harrison.]

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Is very upset that he has not been paid for the font, and various other work, so that he is in financial straits.

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Account of Dr. John M. Galt with the Sergeant of Williamsburg for taxes.

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....