John M. Galt, Philadelphia, to Mrs. Mary D. Galt, Williamsburg, 1839

Containers:
Box Series 2, Box 4, Folder 38
Scope and content:

Describes the other boarders and his activities in Philadelphia. "Mrs. Jackson knew a number of the Aristocracy of Virginia, but of its institutions she knew nothing; not being aware for instance... [of] William and Mary." One home had central heating, which he was unfamiliar with. Are colored servants in every family. Most people are more "violent against the abolitionists than we are down South." His first impressions of the professors and the dissecting room. Saw Moore Robinson and Robert Rogers. [Note: There is an Undated copy of most of this letter. Seeemingly John recopied it for mailing.]

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