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22. GALT FAMILY PAPERS

ca. 10,000 items, 1755-1889
Personal and professional papers of John Minson Galt I, his son Alexander Dickie Galt, and his grandson John Minson Galt II of Williamsburg, associated with Eastern Lunatic Asylum in an official capacity for 100 years. Included are scattered references to the hiring, purchase, sale and treatment of slaves.
(Acc. 78 Gl3)