<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-viw">William-Galt-Account-Books</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Galt, William, Account Books</titleproper><titleproper>Guide to the William Galt Account Books <num>MsV Ad98, 98a, 99 Oversize</num></titleproper><author>Special Collections Staff.</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Special Collections Research Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/logos/wm.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><p><date>2009-04-01</date></p><address><addressline>William &amp; Mary Special Collections Research Center</addressline><addressline>Earl Gregg Swem Library</addressline><addressline>400 Landrum Dr</addressline><addressline>Williamsburg, Virginia</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 757-221-3090</addressline><addressline>spcoll@wm.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2025-05-15 12:33:34 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>English</langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>William Galt Account Books</unittitle>
    <unitid>MsV Ad98, 98a, 99 Oversize</unitid>
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    <physdesc altrender="whole">
      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.5 Linear Feet</extent>
      <physfacet>3 bound volumes</physfacet>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1820/1833" type="inclusive">1820-1833</unitdate>
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  <bioghist id="aspace_f8674756386d0e3a2a919ca5e58deede">
    <head>Biographical Information:</head>
<p>Information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <extref xlink:href="http://scdbwiki.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/William_Galt" xlink:title="William Galt"/>.</p>  </bioghist>
  <acqinfo id="aspace_e1000ebcbc0baeb609e2e9ea954912ef">
    <head>Acquisition Information:</head>
<p>Purchase.</p>  </acqinfo>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Use:</head>
<p>Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.</p>  </userestrict>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Access:</head>
<p>The collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.</p>  </accessrestrict>
  <prefercite id="aspace_b06ac080c2970e5d1748b612c2ff7649">
    <head>Preferred Citation:</head>
<p>Cite as William Galt Account Books, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.</p>  </prefercite>
  <relatedmaterial id="aspace_83cd09b736029084046d4eefad3e30c6">
    <head>Related Materials:</head>
<p>Mss. 78 G13 (IV) Galt Papers (IV), Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary</p>  </relatedmaterial>
  <scopecontent id="aspace_cbbaa8cf7b37d474c237823b4dc08850">
    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>3 Account books, of the mercantile firm of William Galt, Sr. and William Galt, Jr. (a distant relative) of Richmond, Virginia. 
The later account book contains numerous entries concerning John Allan, the foster father of Edgar Allan Poe as well as entries concerning James Galt and "Point of Fork," Fluvanna County, Virginia.</p>  </scopecontent>
  <controlaccess>
    <genreform source="aat">Account books</genreform>
    <subject source="local">Fluvanna County (Va.)--History--19th century</subject>
    <subject source="local">Merchants--Virginia--History--19th century</subject>
    <subject source="local">Merchants--Virginia--Richmond</subject>
    <subject source="local">Richmond (Va.)--History--19th century</subject>
    <persname source="lcsh">Allan, John, 1780?-1834</persname>
    <persname source="lcsh">Galt, James, 1805-1876</persname>
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  <dsc><c id="aspace_bb1ec7aeb6771772c3c18e3d1cd9ea62" level="item"><did><unittitle>MsV Ad98: Ledger</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/242540</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1820/1822" type="inclusive">1820-1822</unitdate><container id="aspace_2d6182805295d513da182decd8bccd2b" label="Mixed Materials" type="Bound Volume">MsV Ad98</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_af59941a88eebd274ddb8f900e423a61"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Ledger of an unknown mercantile firm, probably in Richmond, Virginia. Very large accounts with William Galt would indicate that he was a partner or owner.</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_a1cf7c38f89dcd23cbbfb9269e7748ed" level="item"><did><unittitle>MsV Ad98a: Account book</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/242541</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1824-1831</unitdate><container id="aspace_30fb1ef6acab17d93bcad0e2ee588184" label="Mixed Materials" type="Bound Volume">MsV Ad98a</container></did></c><c id="aspace_3b2956e66c1a09469531367ef747db88" level="item"><did><unittitle>MsV Ad99: Account book</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/242757</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1824-1833</unitdate><langmaterial><language langcode="eng">English</language></langmaterial><container id="aspace_fa31c2653a254922f0fc6ca78a48ae85" label="Mixed Materials" type="Bound Volume">MsV Ad99</container></did></c></dsc>
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