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Asks them to write in her Album.

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Invites Sally and the Dr. [John M. Galt?] to join the young ladies from Mrs. Waller's at her home this evening.

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Cannot come over this evening. They leave for the Point on Monday, via the Grove, and her brother expects to be Sally's escort.

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Hopes Sally and John can come tomorrow instead of this evening, as Marianna cannot come this evening.

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Mr. Ewell has disgraced her and will not take her back. She is thankful her parents are dead, so that they do not know her disgrace.

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Knows her sister loves everything beautiful, so sends her something sent the writer from Baltimore. Returns the books.

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Asks Sally to ask Lizzie to send her a few oysters.

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Would like to borrow something to read. [Torn.]

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Would like to borrow some books.

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Wishes her a Happy New Year and sends her a card composed of natural mementoes from the graves of General Jackson and Lee, and from the Natural Bridge.

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Thanks her for the book. Cannot visit before leaving.

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Returns the books, and asks to borrow several more. Did not read "Rose-Maria" "as Aunty did not have time to look over it and I did not like to trust Paul De Kock."

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Asks her to work a book mark to give Mr. Harris. This letter was likely written prior to May 1854.

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Returns the books and sends her one. Would like to borrow "Modern Accomplishments." This letter was likely written prior to May 1854.

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Asks to borrow the "Expectant." This letter was likely written prior to May 1854.

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Returns the books. The girls plan to come visiting tomorrow. This letter was likely written prior to May 1854.

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Hopes the cricket is forthcoming this fine day. Had a good frolic with [?]. Feels she must return home so the students will return to their studies. This letter was likely written prior to May 1854.

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Asks Lizzie J. Galt to write a wish for the writer's brother's tenth birthday. This letter was likely written prior to May 1854.

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Leaves tomorrow. Discusses a recent evening together. [Torn, first sheet only.]

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Discusses the plays she has seen, the churches she attends, and her other activities.

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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Mr. Bassett, a delegate to the Baltimore Convention, and Col. Hubard, a candidate for Congress, visited there recently. [Last sheet only.]

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Bessie Denison, her niece, wants to visit Sally. Her health is not strong and Letitia asks Sally to control her.

Scope and Contents Understands that Dr. Coleman has purchased Mr. Ewell's house, and thus will not need to rent hers next year. She never expects to return to Williamsburg, for cannot bear to see the places her sisters walked. Has not heard from Robert Waller for a long time. Willy is a surgeon [?] in Lynchburg. Mary Stuart is beautiful. She saw her at Old Point this summer with Catherine Speed. [Last sheet only] [Note: Robert, Willy, and Mary are surely children of Letitia's sister, Elizabeth, who married...

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Would like to borrow a copy of Campbell's poems, if Miss Galt has a copy.