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Correspondence to Mamie Garland and her father Maurice Garland about the Galt Family with some general letters and invitations from members of the Galt Family.

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.

Correspondence from the U.S. Navy and related people to William Wilson Galt. Correspondence regarding H. R. Bills 18701 and 19313 about giving officers an option of voluntary retirement. Medical examination material for 1909 and 1910. 1911 October 6 letter transferring his position at the Navy Pay Office to Pay Inspector Harry E. Biscoe and October 18 and 21 letters commanding him for duty as Paymaster of Yard under the command of the Commandant, Navy Yard, Norfolk. 1912 correspondence about receipt of a medal, receipts for a meal, Naval Communication Service invoices and a carbon copy of a letter to Miss Serpell from Arthur P. Ware about a War Department plat. Some of William Wilson Galt's Naval correspondence is also filed in date order in Sub-series 1, Galt Family Correspondence.

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 Resources by F.C. Pederson. Undated lecture schedule and notes. University of Virginia report card for November 1901.

Empty envelopes, blank greeting cards and blank notepaper.

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."

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 County, Virginia property to F. Watts Burgess and L. P. White. Correspondence and legal documents on the 1952 sale of the final piece of property to Boyd Hensley. Includes tax statements, county and property maps, and legal documents given to Hugh B. G. Galt by the remaining descendants of Mary B.G. Galt the right to sell the property.

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.

Invoices and receipts for local and world-wide purchases. Many invoices list items purchased. Most of the accounts are for personal purchases, but a few of them may be related to his position as Navy Paymaster. Includes purchase of a guitar for $7.00 in 1900 and a General Catalogue No. 66 from Montgomery Ward & Co.