Scope and Contents From the Series: The Galt Family was from Norfolk, Virginia. William Wilson Galt, a Naval officer, lived at various addresses in Norfolk and overseas. In 1881, he married Mary Blair Grigsby, daughter of Hugh Blair Grigsby and Mary Venable Carrington, also of Norfolk, Virginia, then later of Charlotte County, Virginia. Hugh Blair Grigsby was a historian, president of the Virginia Historical Society and chancellor of William & Mary. Mary Blair Grigsby and William Wilson Galt had 6 children: Hugh Blair...

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Two carbon typescripts of a short biography of Hugh Blair Grigsby Galt.

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Invitation, newspaper articles and rough drafts with a typescript of Hugh B. G. Galt's speech on the Cape Henry Lighthouse Celebration at Cape Henry, Virginia in 1939.

Scope and Contents Correspondence with Estelle Haskins, daughter of Bettie Morton. Bettie Morton was a servant in the Galt household at "Oak Grove" in Charlotte County. Estelle and her mother live in a house on the former "Oak Grove" property. Estelle often writes for help with legal problems and financial problems. Hugh Blair G. Galt responds with advice, gifts of money and hand-me-down clothes, and often intercedes to help with legal problems. Estelle helps him pack up old books and papers that belonged to...

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1934 letter from Galt's nephew "Bill"; 1939 article about First National Seashore Park in North Carolina; 1941 letter from Office of the Marshal of the Supreme Court saying seats will be saved for him and Mrs. Galt; 1943 letter from nephew "Richard" while in the Army Air Forces Bombardier School in Texas; business card of Henry G. Barbee.

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Notepad from "The Pocomoke...Guano Company" with notes on farm products, household products, Morse code, and prices of goods.

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Report by Miss Elizabeth V. Gaines of Saxe, Virginia on the libraries of Charlotte County, particularly the Edgehill Library of Hugh Blair Grigsby.

Scope and Contents Class schedules, grades, certificates, notes, invoices, assignments and reports of Hugh B.G. Galt. Includes 1899 paper "The Romantic School in English Poetry". 1902, 1903, 1904, and 1906 University of Virginia grades; 1903, 1904, and 1906 University of Virginia pass certificates; 1906 document stating "Degree of Bachelor of Arts conferred, June 12, 1906"; 1938 bill for the Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association; 1939 "University of Virginia Newsletter" with article on Virginia's Forest...

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Audits of the estate of Mary B. G. Galt by Hugh B. G. Galt, her son and William Wilson Galt, her husband. Includes three copies of 1935 February report "Second Report by Hugh B. G. Galt, Surviving Executor of Mary G. Galt, Deceased"; one copy of 1935 April 9 report "A Report by Hugh B. G. Galt, Surviving Executor of Mary B. Galt, Deceased to the present Beneficiaries of the Same."

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Concerns Grigsby Family property "Edgehill", located in Charlotte County, Virginia which Mary B. G. Galt inherited from her brother, Carrington Grigsby. Includes 1914 plat of the Charlotte County property, 1914 Deed of Trust note on the property, correspondence with potential purchasers of the property, and correspondence and legal documents on the sale of the property to L. E. Rogers, John O. Walker, and C.E. Hunter in 1916.

Scope and Contents 1916-1928 correspondence between Otis M. Locke and William Wilson Galt about rental of property in Charlotte County. Mr. Locke rented a piece of property, possibly since 1907, and tried to purchase it a number of times. The property was originally part of the Grigsby estate. 1919-1925 correspondence about selling other parcels of land that were part of the Grigsby estate, including part of the Cardwell Tract. Correspondence and legal documents on the 1936 sale of one part of the Charlotte...

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Handwritten list of some of the furnishings of Mary B. G. Galt with a history of the item.  Includes photographs of some of the paintings.

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Tax documents and correspondence regarding inheritance tax after the death of William Wilson Galt.

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Inventory and appraisement of the estate of William Wilson Galt and Mary B. Galt.  Agreement between Carrington G. Galt and his siblings where he releases all his rights to the tangible personal property as a legatee of Mary B. and William Wilson Galt, 1934 July 14.  A ledger with lists and appraisals of estate.

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1934 death certificate of William Wilson Galt; 1934 certification of H. G. G. Galt as executor to William Wilson Galt's estate; 1934 document giving Hugh Blair G. Galt permission to make repairs to 1104 Westover Avenue in Norfolk, Virginia (home of William Wilson Galt); 1934 inventory of 1104 Westover Avenue. Other legal documents between the beneficiaries of William W. and Mary B. G. Galt, 1916 will of William Wilson Galt, financial notes and ledgers and tax documents.

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Application of relief from taxes on property in Charlotte County, Virginia.  Cancelled checks and bank statements.  Correspondence related to tax and banking issues.

Scope and Contents Correspondence and documents of Hugh Blair Grigsby Galt as the executor of the estates of both William Wilson Galt and Mary B.G. Galt, his parents. He dealt with all the aspects of the estate: making an inventory of the contents of the house, selling items not wanted by his siblings, organizing papers, fixing up and selling the house, and maintaining accounts and legal forms to document his work. The correspondence with his siblings is often in triplicate. The names of his siblings are...

Scope and Contents Ledger kept by Hugh B. G. Galt as administrator of the personal estate of Hugh Carrington Grigsby. Pages 6-22 include the inventory of personal estate and page 196 includes an account of finances. Between pages 22 and 23 are three loose items: two pages with pencil drawn scenes set in Colorado and probably drawn by Hugh B. G. Galt, and one letter dated 1892 December 27 addressed to "My precious Mother" (her mother-in-law) from Mary B. G. Galt about the sadness she feels with the death of her...

Scope and Contents Correspondence with Fitzgerald Flournoy, Henry Riely, other genealogists, family members and organizations about the Grigsby and Galt families. Of particular note is Fitzgerald Flournoy who organized the Grigsby Papers for Hugh Blair Grigsby Galt, and his writings about different family members. One unpublished report, "The Lot of the Defeated" is included. Correspondence with Henry Riely, a lawyer with the firm McGuire, Riely and Eggleston in Richmond, Virginia centers on the Carrington...

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Notes on Dr. Alexander Dickie Galt by William R. Galt and a handwritten paper on Alexander Galt, the sculptor, by Hugh B. Grigsby with a carbon typescript, published 1863 February 3 in the Richmond Inquirer. A "Memoria Sacrum" poem by James Barron Hope in memory of "Alexander Galt, The Sculptor."

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Undated handwritten and typescript of  "Memoir of John Minson Galt, Jr." by W. R. Grigsby. 1941 September issue of "Virginia Medical Monthly" with an article on "Dr. John Minson Galt and the Williamsburg Asylum" by P. G. Hamlin.

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Carbon typescript of paper entitled "Mr. Grigsby: Athlete, Orator, Author", author and date unknown.

Scope and Contents Notes, correspondence and copies of documents relating to the Grigsby and Galt Families. Includes notes on the Whitehead Family. Other notes on collateral families of Scervant, Ware, Marston, Finch, McPherson, Silvester, and others. Includes a reprint of the 1863 obituary of Captain Reuben Grigsby from the Richmond Enquirer; 1896 article from the Central Presbyterian on the Old Stone Church in Lewistown, Virginia with a mention of Reverend Benjamin Grigsby, the father of Hugh Blair Grigsby...

Scope and Contents From the Series: The Galt Family was from Norfolk, Virginia. William Wilson Galt, a Naval officer, lived at various addresses in Norfolk and overseas. In 1881, he married Mary Blair Grigsby, daughter of Hugh Blair Grigsby and Mary Venable Carrington, also of Norfolk, Virginia, then later of Charlotte County, Virginia. Hugh Blair Grigsby was a historian, president of the Virginia Historical Society and chancellor of William & Mary. Mary Blair Grigsby and William Wilson Galt had 6 children: Hugh Blair...

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1898 April 19 confirmation certification by the Bishop of Southern Virginia in the Ascension Church in Keysville, Virginia. 1938 January 25 letter from the  Virginia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution invitation to Hugh Blair Grigsby Galt for membership via John Grigsby or Benjamin Porter.