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For a small lancet.

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....

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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Of Dr. A.D. Galt with William W. Tyler.

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That Jackson's and Saunders' accounts taken for payment of the writer's father's debts to them.

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Of accounts of A.D. Galt, R.C., J.H. Ewing's estate, and the Lunatic Hospital.

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Of names and amounts, including Mann Page, Captain Hall, John Pryor, Mr. Ball (Student), John Dixon, and Mrs. Fox.

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Of a resolution to apply to the Legislature regarding moving the College.

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....

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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Due his father for Revolutionary War service.

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Mentions many friends and relatives, but usually only by first name. Would rather live in Richmond than Norfolk, but finds she likes Norfolk more the longer she is there. Was in Norfolk [?] just after the fire. Is pleased with "cousin Billy Galt's" wife.

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Arranges to send her some things.

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Discusses contributions to a fund to place a monument on the grave of her uncle, Alexander Galt.

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Subscribes $50 for a monument to be placed on the unmarked grave of Alexander Galt in Hollywood Cemetry, Richmond.

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Aleck thinks she should wait until better weather to leave. [Note: Susan W. Galt, the probable writer of this letter, was a daughter of William R. and Mary Ware Galt. She married Dr. Alexander Duane (1858-1925) in 1891.]

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Asks if Galt has seen Judge McCue's accounts of John Brown's wanderings in Virginia in print, and if Galt has published his reminiscences of the event.

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These 7 letters, some of which have been dated in Mrs. Kirby's hand, are probably from Mary Ware Galt (Mrs. V. Lee Kirby), the daughter of Robert and Mary Butt Galt, or from Mary, the daughter of William and Mary Grigsby Galt. See Galt Genealogy, I.E.II.b.iii. and v., pp. 9-10.]

Scope and Contents Is interested in any information on a celebration in Yorktown, Virginia, in May 1822, in which her husband [William Barton Rogers] and Robert Saunders, both students at William and Mary, took part. Understands her husband's oration was published in a Norfolk paper at the time, and would appreciate a copy of it. Has some very interesting letters of the recipient's father [William R. Galt] to Mr. Rogers. [Note: Attached is a copy of information on the celebration held May 24, 1822 in...

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Have just received an engraved plan of the Siege of Yorktown, by James Scott, bearing the autograph of Dr. John M. Galt, Williamsburg, 1781. They will be happy to send it for her inspection. They want $90 for it.

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Jack arrived that morning. Describes his treatment of himself. There has been more Influenza among those along the Bay than those living in the woods. Does not like Williamson's idea of taking company with him. [Fragment]

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Discusses Dr. Tazewell's treatment of Mrs. [?]. [Fragment]

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Scrap mentioning a snuff box that belonged to Dr. John M. Galt [I?], and a ring and seal "dug up in Williamsburg fifty years ago." The motto inside the ring was "A mind content/Need not repent."

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Sends $52 with Mann Page's account, discharging Dr. Berkeley's order and leaving a small balance.

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Regarding claims against his father, and the land left him by Alexander Craig. [Letter is torn and stained.]