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He held the position of mayor of the city of\n         Williamsburg from 1860-1861. Married to Susan Comfort Winder\n         (1812-1878), their children include but may not be limited to\n         the following: Benjamin F. Garrett (1821-1878); Alexander C.\n         Garrett (b. 1823); Capt. William Robertson Garrett\n         (1839-1904); Van Franklin Garrett (1846-1932); Mary W. Garrett\n         (b. 1851); and Lottie Garrett. Benjamin F. Garrett\n         (1821-1878), and Alexander C. Garrett (b. 1823), both attended\n         the College of William and Mary. Benjamin studied law.","Capt. William Robertson Garrett (1839-1904), attended the\n         College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia\n         receiving a degree in law. However his law practice in\n         Williamsburg was interrupted by the Civil War. William\n         Robertson served as a private in the 32d Virginia regiment and\n         was elected captain. After the war, in 1868, he married Julia\n         Flournoy Batte and moved to Tennessee, where he was employed\n         as a professor of mathematics and later president at Giles\n         College, Tennessee. Thus started his varied and important\n         career in the education field. This including becoming Giles\n         County superintendent, 1873-1875; establishing the Peabody\n         Normal College for teachers, 1875 and later becoming chair of\n         American History for the University of Nashville; editing the\n         \"American Historical Magazine,\" 1865-1902; holding the\n         position of state superintendent of public instruction for\n         Tennessee, 1891-1893; and becoming president of various state\n         and national teaching organization including the National\n         Educational Association. He fathered eight children.","Van Franklin Garrett (1846-1932), attended the Virginia\n         Military Institute but left early to serve in the Civil War.\n         He then attended the College of William and Mary, the\n         University of Virginia and the Bellevue Hospital Medical\n         College in New York City, New York, receiving a degree in\n         medicine. He returned to Williamsburg to farm and practice\n         medicine. He taught at Giles College, Tennessee only to return\n         to Williamsburg to accept a position of professorship of\n         Natural Science at the College of William and Mary. He married\n         Harriett Nicholls (b. 1846), and had four children: Van\n         Franklin Garrett Jr, Carra (George Dillard) Garrett, Suzanne\n         (Selator Montague) Garrett, and Harriet (William Hodges)\n         Garrett.","Correspondence of the Garrett family of Williamsburg, Va.,\n         concerning family and social news, politics, and the Civil\n         War. Earlier letters deal mainly with business and political\n         news, as several Garrett family members, including Richard R.\n         Garrett, Alexander C. Garrett, and Dr. Robert M. Garrett, were\n         involved in the politics of 19th century Virginia.\n         Correspondence of Dr. Robert M. Garrett and his brothers\n         Alexander C. Garrett and B. F. Garrett concerning the sale of\n         \"Yardley,\" Northampton County, Va. There are letters written\n         to Dr. Robert M. Garrett's daughter, Lottie Garrett, by David\n         E. 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He married\n         Harriett Nicholls (b. 1846), and had four children: Van\n         Franklin Garrett Jr, Carra (George Dillard) Garrett, Suzanne\n         (Selator Montague) Garrett, and Harriet (William Hodges)\n         Garrett.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical/Historical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["This collection contains material that starts with the\n         marriage of Dr. Robert Major Garrett (1807-1885), to Susan\n         Comfort Winder (1812-1878) and expands to include their\n         families and their children.","Paternal Genealogy Richard Garrett (d. 1825), married Ann Major\n         (1785-1855), and had several children including but may not be\n         limited to the following: Richard R. Garrett (b. 1801); Dr.\n         Robert Major Garrett (1807-1885); Polly Garrett, William\n         Garrett, John Garrett and Edmund Garrett. Richard R. Garrett\n         (b. 1801), attended William and Mary from 1828-1831. He\n         married Laura A. and had a son George R. Garrett.","Maternal Genealogy Thomas Gore married Comfort Quinton. They had a daughter\n         Comfort Quinton Gore (b. 1791), who married John Hermanson\n         Winder (b. 1784). This marriage resulted in several children\n         including but may not be limited to the following: Susan\n         Comfort Winder (1812-1878); Bettie A. Winder; Lauretta A.\n         (Savage) Winder, Charlotte Winder and John E. Winder.","Dr. Robert Major Garrett (1807-1885), attended the College\n         of William and from 1822-1826. He was a physician and later\n         became superintendent of Eastern Lunatic Asylum of\n         Williamsburg. He held the position of mayor of the city of\n         Williamsburg from 1860-1861. Married to Susan Comfort Winder\n         (1812-1878), their children include but may not be limited to\n         the following: Benjamin F. Garrett (1821-1878); Alexander C.\n         Garrett (b. 1823); Capt. William Robertson Garrett\n         (1839-1904); Van Franklin Garrett (1846-1932); Mary W. Garrett\n         (b. 1851); and Lottie Garrett. Benjamin F. Garrett\n         (1821-1878), and Alexander C. Garrett (b. 1823), both attended\n         the College of William and Mary. Benjamin studied law.","Capt. William Robertson Garrett (1839-1904), attended the\n         College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia\n         receiving a degree in law. However his law practice in\n         Williamsburg was interrupted by the Civil War. William\n         Robertson served as a private in the 32d Virginia regiment and\n         was elected captain. After the war, in 1868, he married Julia\n         Flournoy Batte and moved to Tennessee, where he was employed\n         as a professor of mathematics and later president at Giles\n         College, Tennessee. Thus started his varied and important\n         career in the education field. This including becoming Giles\n         County superintendent, 1873-1875; establishing the Peabody\n         Normal College for teachers, 1875 and later becoming chair of\n         American History for the University of Nashville; editing the\n         \"American Historical Magazine,\" 1865-1902; holding the\n         position of state superintendent of public instruction for\n         Tennessee, 1891-1893; and becoming president of various state\n         and national teaching organization including the National\n         Educational Association. He fathered eight children.","Van Franklin Garrett (1846-1932), attended the Virginia\n         Military Institute but left early to serve in the Civil War.\n         He then attended the College of William and Mary, the\n         University of Virginia and the Bellevue Hospital Medical\n         College in New York City, New York, receiving a degree in\n         medicine. He returned to Williamsburg to farm and practice\n         medicine. He taught at Giles College, Tennessee only to return\n         to Williamsburg to accept a position of professorship of\n         Natural Science at the College of William and Mary. He married\n         Harriett Nicholls (b. 1846), and had four children: Van\n         Franklin Garrett Jr, Carra (George Dillard) Garrett, Suzanne\n         (Selator Montague) Garrett, and Harriet (William Hodges)\n         Garrett."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence of the Garrett family of Williamsburg, Va.,\n         concerning family and social news, politics, and the Civil\n         War. Earlier letters deal mainly with business and political\n         news, as several Garrett family members, including Richard R.\n         Garrett, Alexander C. Garrett, and Dr. Robert M. Garrett, were\n         involved in the politics of 19th century Virginia.\n         Correspondence of Dr. Robert M. Garrett and his brothers\n         Alexander C. Garrett and B. F. 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Cronin concerning his memoir of the Vest Mansion and the\n         Civil War occupation of Williamsburg and portraits owned by\n         Lottie Garrett.","Includes letters, dated from 1897 to 1911, written to Miss\n         Lottie Garrett by American novelist Mary Johnston (1870-1936).\n         Also includes a letter, 25 December 1863, written by Asa\n         Hartz, a Confederate soldier held at Johnson's Island Federal\n         Prison, describing the everyday life of a prisoner during the\n         Civil War. Collection contains certificate, 1832, of services\n         of a black Revolutionary War soldier."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract label=\"Abstract\"\u003ePapers, 1786-1928, of the Garrett\n         family of Williamsburg, Virginia.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["Papers, 1786-1928, of the Garrett\n         family of Williamsburg, Virginia."],"names_ssim":["Garrett Family,","Garrett Family.","G[arrett]","Dr. Robert M. Garrett,","Alexander C. Garrett,","B. F. 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He married\n         Harriett Nicholls (b. 1846), and had four children: Van\n         Franklin Garrett Jr, Carra (George Dillard) Garrett, Suzanne\n         (Selator Montague) Garrett, and Harriet (William Hodges)\n         Garrett.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical/Historical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["This collection contains material that starts with the\n         marriage of Dr. Robert Major Garrett (1807-1885), to Susan\n         Comfort Winder (1812-1878) and expands to include their\n         families and their children.","Paternal Genealogy Richard Garrett (d. 1825), married Ann Major\n         (1785-1855), and had several children including but may not be\n         limited to the following: Richard R. Garrett (b. 1801); Dr.\n         Robert Major Garrett (1807-1885); Polly Garrett, William\n         Garrett, John Garrett and Edmund Garrett. Richard R. Garrett\n         (b. 1801), attended William and Mary from 1828-1831. He\n         married Laura A. and had a son George R. Garrett.","Maternal Genealogy Thomas Gore married Comfort Quinton. They had a daughter\n         Comfort Quinton Gore (b. 1791), who married John Hermanson\n         Winder (b. 1784). This marriage resulted in several children\n         including but may not be limited to the following: Susan\n         Comfort Winder (1812-1878); Bettie A. Winder; Lauretta A.\n         (Savage) Winder, Charlotte Winder and John E. Winder.","Dr. Robert Major Garrett (1807-1885), attended the College\n         of William and from 1822-1826. He was a physician and later\n         became superintendent of Eastern Lunatic Asylum of\n         Williamsburg. He held the position of mayor of the city of\n         Williamsburg from 1860-1861. Married to Susan Comfort Winder\n         (1812-1878), their children include but may not be limited to\n         the following: Benjamin F. Garrett (1821-1878); Alexander C.\n         Garrett (b. 1823); Capt. William Robertson Garrett\n         (1839-1904); Van Franklin Garrett (1846-1932); Mary W. Garrett\n         (b. 1851); and Lottie Garrett. Benjamin F. Garrett\n         (1821-1878), and Alexander C. Garrett (b. 1823), both attended\n         the College of William and Mary. Benjamin studied law.","Capt. William Robertson Garrett (1839-1904), attended the\n         College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia\n         receiving a degree in law. However his law practice in\n         Williamsburg was interrupted by the Civil War. William\n         Robertson served as a private in the 32d Virginia regiment and\n         was elected captain. After the war, in 1868, he married Julia\n         Flournoy Batte and moved to Tennessee, where he was employed\n         as a professor of mathematics and later president at Giles\n         College, Tennessee. Thus started his varied and important\n         career in the education field. This including becoming Giles\n         County superintendent, 1873-1875; establishing the Peabody\n         Normal College for teachers, 1875 and later becoming chair of\n         American History for the University of Nashville; editing the\n         \"American Historical Magazine,\" 1865-1902; holding the\n         position of state superintendent of public instruction for\n         Tennessee, 1891-1893; and becoming president of various state\n         and national teaching organization including the National\n         Educational Association. He fathered eight children.","Van Franklin Garrett (1846-1932), attended the Virginia\n         Military Institute but left early to serve in the Civil War.\n         He then attended the College of William and Mary, the\n         University of Virginia and the Bellevue Hospital Medical\n         College in New York City, New York, receiving a degree in\n         medicine. He returned to Williamsburg to farm and practice\n         medicine. He taught at Giles College, Tennessee only to return\n         to Williamsburg to accept a position of professorship of\n         Natural Science at the College of William and Mary. He married\n         Harriett Nicholls (b. 1846), and had four children: Van\n         Franklin Garrett Jr, Carra (George Dillard) Garrett, Suzanne\n         (Selator Montague) Garrett, and Harriet (William Hodges)\n         Garrett."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence of the Garrett family of Williamsburg, Va.,\n         concerning family and social news, politics, and the Civil\n         War. Earlier letters deal mainly with business and political\n         news, as several Garrett family members, including Richard R.\n         Garrett, Alexander C. Garrett, and Dr. Robert M. Garrett, were\n         involved in the politics of 19th century Virginia.\n         Correspondence of Dr. Robert M. Garrett and his brothers\n         Alexander C. Garrett and B. F. 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Garrett (b. 1801); Dr.\n         Robert Major Garrett (1807-1885); Polly Garrett, William\n         Garrett, John Garrett and Edmund Garrett. Richard R. Garrett\n         (b. 1801), attended William and Mary from 1828-1831. He\n         married Laura A. and had a son George R. Garrett.","Maternal Genealogy Thomas Gore married Comfort Quinton. They had a daughter\n         Comfort Quinton Gore (b. 1791), who married John Hermanson\n         Winder (b. 1784). This marriage resulted in several children\n         including but may not be limited to the following: Susan\n         Comfort Winder (1812-1878); Bettie A. Winder; Lauretta A.\n         (Savage) Winder, Charlotte Winder and John E. Winder.","Dr. Robert Major Garrett (1807-1885), attended the College\n         of William and from 1822-1826. He was a physician and later\n         became superintendent of Eastern Lunatic Asylum of\n         Williamsburg. He held the position of mayor of the city of\n         Williamsburg from 1860-1861. Married to Susan Comfort Winder\n         (1812-1878), their children include but may not be limited to\n         the following: Benjamin F. Garrett (1821-1878); Alexander C.\n         Garrett (b. 1823); Capt. William Robertson Garrett\n         (1839-1904); Van Franklin Garrett (1846-1932); Mary W. Garrett\n         (b. 1851); and Lottie Garrett. Benjamin F. Garrett\n         (1821-1878), and Alexander C. Garrett (b. 1823), both attended\n         the College of William and Mary. Benjamin studied law.","Capt. William Robertson Garrett (1839-1904), attended the\n         College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia\n         receiving a degree in law. However his law practice in\n         Williamsburg was interrupted by the Civil War. William\n         Robertson served as a private in the 32d Virginia regiment and\n         was elected captain. After the war, in 1868, he married Julia\n         Flournoy Batte and moved to Tennessee, where he was employed\n         as a professor of mathematics and later president at Giles\n         College, Tennessee. Thus started his varied and important\n         career in the education field. This including becoming Giles\n         County superintendent, 1873-1875; establishing the Peabody\n         Normal College for teachers, 1875 and later becoming chair of\n         American History for the University of Nashville; editing the\n         \"American Historical Magazine,\" 1865-1902; holding the\n         position of state superintendent of public instruction for\n         Tennessee, 1891-1893; and becoming president of various state\n         and national teaching organization including the National\n         Educational Association. He fathered eight children.","Van Franklin Garrett (1846-1932), attended the Virginia\n         Military Institute but left early to serve in the Civil War.\n         He then attended the College of William and Mary, the\n         University of Virginia and the Bellevue Hospital Medical\n         College in New York City, New York, receiving a degree in\n         medicine. He returned to Williamsburg to farm and practice\n         medicine. He taught at Giles College, Tennessee only to return\n         to Williamsburg to accept a position of professorship of\n         Natural Science at the College of William and Mary. He married\n         Harriett Nicholls (b. 1846), and had four children: Van\n         Franklin Garrett Jr, Carra (George Dillard) Garrett, Suzanne\n         (Selator Montague) Garrett, and Harriet (William Hodges)\n         Garrett.","Correspondence of the Garrett family of Williamsburg, Va.,\n         concerning family and social news, politics, and the Civil\n         War. Earlier letters deal mainly with business and political\n         news, as several Garrett family members, including Richard R.\n         Garrett, Alexander C. Garrett, and Dr. Robert M. Garrett, were\n         involved in the politics of 19th century Virginia.\n         Correspondence of Dr. Robert M. Garrett and his brothers\n         Alexander C. Garrett and B. F. Garrett concerning the sale of\n         \"Yardley,\" Northampton County, Va. There are letters written\n         to Dr. Robert M. Garrett's daughter, Lottie Garrett, by David\n         E. 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He fathered eight children.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVan Franklin Garrett (1846-1932), attended the Virginia\n         Military Institute but left early to serve in the Civil War.\n         He then attended the College of William and Mary, the\n         University of Virginia and the Bellevue Hospital Medical\n         College in New York City, New York, receiving a degree in\n         medicine. He returned to Williamsburg to farm and practice\n         medicine. He taught at Giles College, Tennessee only to return\n         to Williamsburg to accept a position of professorship of\n         Natural Science at the College of William and Mary. He married\n         Harriett Nicholls (b. 1846), and had four children: Van\n         Franklin Garrett Jr, Carra (George Dillard) Garrett, Suzanne\n         (Selator Montague) Garrett, and Harriet (William Hodges)\n         Garrett.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical/Historical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["This collection contains material that starts with the\n         marriage of Dr. Robert Major Garrett (1807-1885), to Susan\n         Comfort Winder (1812-1878) and expands to include their\n         families and their children.","Paternal Genealogy Richard Garrett (d. 1825), married Ann Major\n         (1785-1855), and had several children including but may not be\n         limited to the following: Richard R. Garrett (b. 1801); Dr.\n         Robert Major Garrett (1807-1885); Polly Garrett, William\n         Garrett, John Garrett and Edmund Garrett. Richard R. Garrett\n         (b. 1801), attended William and Mary from 1828-1831. He\n         married Laura A. and had a son George R. Garrett.","Maternal Genealogy Thomas Gore married Comfort Quinton. They had a daughter\n         Comfort Quinton Gore (b. 1791), who married John Hermanson\n         Winder (b. 1784). This marriage resulted in several children\n         including but may not be limited to the following: Susan\n         Comfort Winder (1812-1878); Bettie A. Winder; Lauretta A.\n         (Savage) Winder, Charlotte Winder and John E. Winder.","Dr. Robert Major Garrett (1807-1885), attended the College\n         of William and from 1822-1826. He was a physician and later\n         became superintendent of Eastern Lunatic Asylum of\n         Williamsburg. He held the position of mayor of the city of\n         Williamsburg from 1860-1861. Married to Susan Comfort Winder\n         (1812-1878), their children include but may not be limited to\n         the following: Benjamin F. Garrett (1821-1878); Alexander C.\n         Garrett (b. 1823); Capt. William Robertson Garrett\n         (1839-1904); Van Franklin Garrett (1846-1932); Mary W. Garrett\n         (b. 1851); and Lottie Garrett. Benjamin F. Garrett\n         (1821-1878), and Alexander C. Garrett (b. 1823), both attended\n         the College of William and Mary. Benjamin studied law.","Capt. William Robertson Garrett (1839-1904), attended the\n         College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia\n         receiving a degree in law. However his law practice in\n         Williamsburg was interrupted by the Civil War. William\n         Robertson served as a private in the 32d Virginia regiment and\n         was elected captain. After the war, in 1868, he married Julia\n         Flournoy Batte and moved to Tennessee, where he was employed\n         as a professor of mathematics and later president at Giles\n         College, Tennessee. Thus started his varied and important\n         career in the education field. This including becoming Giles\n         County superintendent, 1873-1875; establishing the Peabody\n         Normal College for teachers, 1875 and later becoming chair of\n         American History for the University of Nashville; editing the\n         \"American Historical Magazine,\" 1865-1902; holding the\n         position of state superintendent of public instruction for\n         Tennessee, 1891-1893; and becoming president of various state\n         and national teaching organization including the National\n         Educational Association. He fathered eight children.","Van Franklin Garrett (1846-1932), attended the Virginia\n         Military Institute but left early to serve in the Civil War.\n         He then attended the College of William and Mary, the\n         University of Virginia and the Bellevue Hospital Medical\n         College in New York City, New York, receiving a degree in\n         medicine. He returned to Williamsburg to farm and practice\n         medicine. He taught at Giles College, Tennessee only to return\n         to Williamsburg to accept a position of professorship of\n         Natural Science at the College of William and Mary. He married\n         Harriett Nicholls (b. 1846), and had four children: Van\n         Franklin Garrett Jr, Carra (George Dillard) Garrett, Suzanne\n         (Selator Montague) Garrett, and Harriet (William Hodges)\n         Garrett."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence of the Garrett family of Williamsburg, Va.,\n         concerning family and social news, politics, and the Civil\n         War. Earlier letters deal mainly with business and political\n         news, as several Garrett family members, including Richard R.\n         Garrett, Alexander C. Garrett, and Dr. Robert M. Garrett, were\n         involved in the politics of 19th century Virginia.\n         Correspondence of Dr. Robert M. Garrett and his brothers\n         Alexander C. Garrett and B. F. Garrett concerning the sale of\n         \"Yardley,\" Northampton County, Va. There are letters written\n         to Dr. Robert M. Garrett's daughter, Lottie Garrett, by David\n         E. Cronin concerning his memoir of the Vest Mansion and the\n         Civil War occupation of Williamsburg and portraits owned by\n         Lottie Garrett.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes letters, dated from 1897 to 1911, written to Miss\n         Lottie Garrett by American novelist Mary Johnston (1870-1936).\n         Also includes a letter, 25 December 1863, written by Asa\n         Hartz, a Confederate soldier held at Johnson's Island Federal\n         Prison, describing the everyday life of a prisoner during the\n         Civil War. 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Cronin concerning his memoir of the Vest Mansion and the\n         Civil War occupation of Williamsburg and portraits owned by\n         Lottie Garrett.","Includes letters, dated from 1897 to 1911, written to Miss\n         Lottie Garrett by American novelist Mary Johnston (1870-1936).\n         Also includes a letter, 25 December 1863, written by Asa\n         Hartz, a Confederate soldier held at Johnson's Island Federal\n         Prison, describing the everyday life of a prisoner during the\n         Civil War. Collection contains certificate, 1832, of services\n         of a black Revolutionary War soldier."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract label=\"Abstract\"\u003ePapers, 1786-1928, of the Garrett\n         family of Williamsburg, Virginia.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["Papers, 1786-1928, of the Garrett\n         family of Williamsburg, Virginia."],"names_ssim":["Garrett Family,","Garrett Family.","G[arrett]","Dr. Robert M. Garrett,","Alexander C. Garrett,","B. F. 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Garrett (b. 1801); Dr.\n         Robert Major Garrett (1807-1885); Polly Garrett, William\n         Garrett, John Garrett and Edmund Garrett. Richard R. Garrett\n         (b. 1801), attended William and Mary from 1828-1831. He\n         married Laura A. and had a son George R. Garrett.","Maternal Genealogy Thomas Gore married Comfort Quinton. They had a daughter\n         Comfort Quinton Gore (b. 1791), who married John Hermanson\n         Winder (b. 1784). This marriage resulted in several children\n         including but may not be limited to the following: Susan\n         Comfort Winder (1812-1878); Bettie A. Winder; Lauretta A.\n         (Savage) Winder, Charlotte Winder and John E. Winder.","Dr. Robert Major Garrett (1807-1885), attended the College\n         of William and from 1822-1826. He was a physician and later\n         became superintendent of Eastern Lunatic Asylum of\n         Williamsburg. He held the position of mayor of the city of\n         Williamsburg from 1860-1861. Married to Susan Comfort Winder\n         (1812-1878), their children include but may not be limited to\n         the following: Benjamin F. Garrett (1821-1878); Alexander C.\n         Garrett (b. 1823); Capt. William Robertson Garrett\n         (1839-1904); Van Franklin Garrett (1846-1932); Mary W. Garrett\n         (b. 1851); and Lottie Garrett. Benjamin F. Garrett\n         (1821-1878), and Alexander C. Garrett (b. 1823), both attended\n         the College of William and Mary. Benjamin studied law.","Capt. William Robertson Garrett (1839-1904), attended the\n         College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia\n         receiving a degree in law. However his law practice in\n         Williamsburg was interrupted by the Civil War. William\n         Robertson served as a private in the 32d Virginia regiment and\n         was elected captain. After the war, in 1868, he married Julia\n         Flournoy Batte and moved to Tennessee, where he was employed\n         as a professor of mathematics and later president at Giles\n         College, Tennessee. Thus started his varied and important\n         career in the education field. This including becoming Giles\n         County superintendent, 1873-1875; establishing the Peabody\n         Normal College for teachers, 1875 and later becoming chair of\n         American History for the University of Nashville; editing the\n         \"American Historical Magazine,\" 1865-1902; holding the\n         position of state superintendent of public instruction for\n         Tennessee, 1891-1893; and becoming president of various state\n         and national teaching organization including the National\n         Educational Association. He fathered eight children.","Van Franklin Garrett (1846-1932), attended the Virginia\n         Military Institute but left early to serve in the Civil War.\n         He then attended the College of William and Mary, the\n         University of Virginia and the Bellevue Hospital Medical\n         College in New York City, New York, receiving a degree in\n         medicine. He returned to Williamsburg to farm and practice\n         medicine. He taught at Giles College, Tennessee only to return\n         to Williamsburg to accept a position of professorship of\n         Natural Science at the College of William and Mary. He married\n         Harriett Nicholls (b. 1846), and had four children: Van\n         Franklin Garrett Jr, Carra (George Dillard) Garrett, Suzanne\n         (Selator Montague) Garrett, and Harriet (William Hodges)\n         Garrett.","Correspondence of the Garrett family of Williamsburg, Va.,\n         concerning family and social news, politics, and the Civil\n         War. Earlier letters deal mainly with business and political\n         news, as several Garrett family members, including Richard R.\n         Garrett, Alexander C. Garrett, and Dr. Robert M. Garrett, were\n         involved in the politics of 19th century Virginia.\n         Correspondence of Dr. Robert M. Garrett and his brothers\n         Alexander C. Garrett and B. F. Garrett concerning the sale of\n         \"Yardley,\" Northampton County, Va. There are letters written\n         to Dr. Robert M. Garrett's daughter, Lottie Garrett, by David\n         E. 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He married\n         Harriett Nicholls (b. 1846), and had four children: Van\n         Franklin Garrett Jr, Carra (George Dillard) Garrett, Suzanne\n         (Selator Montague) Garrett, and Harriet (William Hodges)\n         Garrett.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical/Historical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["This collection contains material that starts with the\n         marriage of Dr. Robert Major Garrett (1807-1885), to Susan\n         Comfort Winder (1812-1878) and expands to include their\n         families and their children.","Paternal Genealogy Richard Garrett (d. 1825), married Ann Major\n         (1785-1855), and had several children including but may not be\n         limited to the following: Richard R. Garrett (b. 1801); Dr.\n         Robert Major Garrett (1807-1885); Polly Garrett, William\n         Garrett, John Garrett and Edmund Garrett. Richard R. Garrett\n         (b. 1801), attended William and Mary from 1828-1831. He\n         married Laura A. and had a son George R. Garrett.","Maternal Genealogy Thomas Gore married Comfort Quinton. They had a daughter\n         Comfort Quinton Gore (b. 1791), who married John Hermanson\n         Winder (b. 1784). This marriage resulted in several children\n         including but may not be limited to the following: Susan\n         Comfort Winder (1812-1878); Bettie A. Winder; Lauretta A.\n         (Savage) Winder, Charlotte Winder and John E. Winder.","Dr. Robert Major Garrett (1807-1885), attended the College\n         of William and from 1822-1826. He was a physician and later\n         became superintendent of Eastern Lunatic Asylum of\n         Williamsburg. He held the position of mayor of the city of\n         Williamsburg from 1860-1861. Married to Susan Comfort Winder\n         (1812-1878), their children include but may not be limited to\n         the following: Benjamin F. Garrett (1821-1878); Alexander C.\n         Garrett (b. 1823); Capt. William Robertson Garrett\n         (1839-1904); Van Franklin Garrett (1846-1932); Mary W. Garrett\n         (b. 1851); and Lottie Garrett. Benjamin F. Garrett\n         (1821-1878), and Alexander C. Garrett (b. 1823), both attended\n         the College of William and Mary. Benjamin studied law.","Capt. William Robertson Garrett (1839-1904), attended the\n         College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia\n         receiving a degree in law. However his law practice in\n         Williamsburg was interrupted by the Civil War. William\n         Robertson served as a private in the 32d Virginia regiment and\n         was elected captain. After the war, in 1868, he married Julia\n         Flournoy Batte and moved to Tennessee, where he was employed\n         as a professor of mathematics and later president at Giles\n         College, Tennessee. Thus started his varied and important\n         career in the education field. This including becoming Giles\n         County superintendent, 1873-1875; establishing the Peabody\n         Normal College for teachers, 1875 and later becoming chair of\n         American History for the University of Nashville; editing the\n         \"American Historical Magazine,\" 1865-1902; holding the\n         position of state superintendent of public instruction for\n         Tennessee, 1891-1893; and becoming president of various state\n         and national teaching organization including the National\n         Educational Association. He fathered eight children.","Van Franklin Garrett (1846-1932), attended the Virginia\n         Military Institute but left early to serve in the Civil War.\n         He then attended the College of William and Mary, the\n         University of Virginia and the Bellevue Hospital Medical\n         College in New York City, New York, receiving a degree in\n         medicine. He returned to Williamsburg to farm and practice\n         medicine. He taught at Giles College, Tennessee only to return\n         to Williamsburg to accept a position of professorship of\n         Natural Science at the College of William and Mary. He married\n         Harriett Nicholls (b. 1846), and had four children: Van\n         Franklin Garrett Jr, Carra (George Dillard) Garrett, Suzanne\n         (Selator Montague) Garrett, and Harriet (William Hodges)\n         Garrett."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence of the Garrett family of Williamsburg, Va.,\n         concerning family and social news, politics, and the Civil\n         War. Earlier letters deal mainly with business and political\n         news, as several Garrett family members, including Richard R.\n         Garrett, Alexander C. Garrett, and Dr. Robert M. Garrett, were\n         involved in the politics of 19th century Virginia.\n         Correspondence of Dr. Robert M. Garrett and his brothers\n         Alexander C. Garrett and B. F. Garrett concerning the sale of\n         \"Yardley,\" Northampton County, Va. There are letters written\n         to Dr. Robert M. Garrett's daughter, Lottie Garrett, by David\n         E. Cronin concerning his memoir of the Vest Mansion and the\n         Civil War occupation of Williamsburg and portraits owned by\n         Lottie Garrett.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes letters, dated from 1897 to 1911, written to Miss\n         Lottie Garrett by American novelist Mary Johnston (1870-1936).\n         Also includes a letter, 25 December 1863, written by Asa\n         Hartz, a Confederate soldier held at Johnson's Island Federal\n         Prison, describing the everyday life of a prisoner during the\n         Civil War. 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Garrett (b. 1801); Dr.\n         Robert Major Garrett (1807-1885); Polly Garrett, William\n         Garrett, John Garrett and Edmund Garrett. Richard R. Garrett\n         (b. 1801), attended William and Mary from 1828-1831. He\n         married Laura A. and had a son George R. Garrett.","Maternal Genealogy Thomas Gore married Comfort Quinton. They had a daughter\n         Comfort Quinton Gore (b. 1791), who married John Hermanson\n         Winder (b. 1784). This marriage resulted in several children\n         including but may not be limited to the following: Susan\n         Comfort Winder (1812-1878); Bettie A. Winder; Lauretta A.\n         (Savage) Winder, Charlotte Winder and John E. Winder.","Dr. Robert Major Garrett (1807-1885), attended the College\n         of William and from 1822-1826. He was a physician and later\n         became superintendent of Eastern Lunatic Asylum of\n         Williamsburg. He held the position of mayor of the city of\n         Williamsburg from 1860-1861. Married to Susan Comfort Winder\n         (1812-1878), their children include but may not be limited to\n         the following: Benjamin F. Garrett (1821-1878); Alexander C.\n         Garrett (b. 1823); Capt. William Robertson Garrett\n         (1839-1904); Van Franklin Garrett (1846-1932); Mary W. Garrett\n         (b. 1851); and Lottie Garrett. Benjamin F. Garrett\n         (1821-1878), and Alexander C. Garrett (b. 1823), both attended\n         the College of William and Mary. Benjamin studied law.","Capt. William Robertson Garrett (1839-1904), attended the\n         College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia\n         receiving a degree in law. However his law practice in\n         Williamsburg was interrupted by the Civil War. William\n         Robertson served as a private in the 32d Virginia regiment and\n         was elected captain. After the war, in 1868, he married Julia\n         Flournoy Batte and moved to Tennessee, where he was employed\n         as a professor of mathematics and later president at Giles\n         College, Tennessee. Thus started his varied and important\n         career in the education field. This including becoming Giles\n         County superintendent, 1873-1875; establishing the Peabody\n         Normal College for teachers, 1875 and later becoming chair of\n         American History for the University of Nashville; editing the\n         \"American Historical Magazine,\" 1865-1902; holding the\n         position of state superintendent of public instruction for\n         Tennessee, 1891-1893; and becoming president of various state\n         and national teaching organization including the National\n         Educational Association. He fathered eight children.","Van Franklin Garrett (1846-1932), attended the Virginia\n         Military Institute but left early to serve in the Civil War.\n         He then attended the College of William and Mary, the\n         University of Virginia and the Bellevue Hospital Medical\n         College in New York City, New York, receiving a degree in\n         medicine. He returned to Williamsburg to farm and practice\n         medicine. He taught at Giles College, Tennessee only to return\n         to Williamsburg to accept a position of professorship of\n         Natural Science at the College of William and Mary. 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He was a physician and later\n         became superintendent of Eastern Lunatic Asylum of\n         Williamsburg. He held the position of mayor of the city of\n         Williamsburg from 1860-1861. Married to Susan Comfort Winder\n         (1812-1878), their children include but may not be limited to\n         the following: Benjamin F. Garrett (1821-1878); Alexander C.\n         Garrett (b. 1823); Capt. William Robertson Garrett\n         (1839-1904); Van Franklin Garrett (1846-1932); Mary W. Garrett\n         (b. 1851); and Lottie Garrett. Benjamin F. Garrett\n         (1821-1878), and Alexander C. Garrett (b. 1823), both attended\n         the College of William and Mary. Benjamin studied law.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCapt. William Robertson Garrett (1839-1904), attended the\n         College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia\n         receiving a degree in law. However his law practice in\n         Williamsburg was interrupted by the Civil War. 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He married\n         Harriett Nicholls (b. 1846), and had four children: Van\n         Franklin Garrett Jr, Carra (George Dillard) Garrett, Suzanne\n         (Selator Montague) Garrett, and Harriet (William Hodges)\n         Garrett.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical/Historical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["This collection contains material that starts with the\n         marriage of Dr. Robert Major Garrett (1807-1885), to Susan\n         Comfort Winder (1812-1878) and expands to include their\n         families and their children.","Paternal Genealogy Richard Garrett (d. 1825), married Ann Major\n         (1785-1855), and had several children including but may not be\n         limited to the following: Richard R. Garrett (b. 1801); Dr.\n         Robert Major Garrett (1807-1885); Polly Garrett, William\n         Garrett, John Garrett and Edmund Garrett. Richard R. Garrett\n         (b. 1801), attended William and Mary from 1828-1831. He\n         married Laura A. and had a son George R. Garrett.","Maternal Genealogy Thomas Gore married Comfort Quinton. They had a daughter\n         Comfort Quinton Gore (b. 1791), who married John Hermanson\n         Winder (b. 1784). This marriage resulted in several children\n         including but may not be limited to the following: Susan\n         Comfort Winder (1812-1878); Bettie A. Winder; Lauretta A.\n         (Savage) Winder, Charlotte Winder and John E. Winder.","Dr. Robert Major Garrett (1807-1885), attended the College\n         of William and from 1822-1826. He was a physician and later\n         became superintendent of Eastern Lunatic Asylum of\n         Williamsburg. He held the position of mayor of the city of\n         Williamsburg from 1860-1861. Married to Susan Comfort Winder\n         (1812-1878), their children include but may not be limited to\n         the following: Benjamin F. Garrett (1821-1878); Alexander C.\n         Garrett (b. 1823); Capt. William Robertson Garrett\n         (1839-1904); Van Franklin Garrett (1846-1932); Mary W. Garrett\n         (b. 1851); and Lottie Garrett. Benjamin F. Garrett\n         (1821-1878), and Alexander C. Garrett (b. 1823), both attended\n         the College of William and Mary. Benjamin studied law.","Capt. William Robertson Garrett (1839-1904), attended the\n         College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia\n         receiving a degree in law. However his law practice in\n         Williamsburg was interrupted by the Civil War. William\n         Robertson served as a private in the 32d Virginia regiment and\n         was elected captain. After the war, in 1868, he married Julia\n         Flournoy Batte and moved to Tennessee, where he was employed\n         as a professor of mathematics and later president at Giles\n         College, Tennessee. Thus started his varied and important\n         career in the education field. This including becoming Giles\n         County superintendent, 1873-1875; establishing the Peabody\n         Normal College for teachers, 1875 and later becoming chair of\n         American History for the University of Nashville; editing the\n         \"American Historical Magazine,\" 1865-1902; holding the\n         position of state superintendent of public instruction for\n         Tennessee, 1891-1893; and becoming president of various state\n         and national teaching organization including the National\n         Educational Association. He fathered eight children.","Van Franklin Garrett (1846-1932), attended the Virginia\n         Military Institute but left early to serve in the Civil War.\n         He then attended the College of William and Mary, the\n         University of Virginia and the Bellevue Hospital Medical\n         College in New York City, New York, receiving a degree in\n         medicine. He returned to Williamsburg to farm and practice\n         medicine. He taught at Giles College, Tennessee only to return\n         to Williamsburg to accept a position of professorship of\n         Natural Science at the College of William and Mary. He married\n         Harriett Nicholls (b. 1846), and had four children: Van\n         Franklin Garrett Jr, Carra (George Dillard) Garrett, Suzanne\n         (Selator Montague) Garrett, and Harriet (William Hodges)\n         Garrett."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence of the Garrett family of Williamsburg, Va.,\n         concerning family and social news, politics, and the Civil\n         War. Earlier letters deal mainly with business and political\n         news, as several Garrett family members, including Richard R.\n         Garrett, Alexander C. Garrett, and Dr. Robert M. Garrett, were\n         involved in the politics of 19th century Virginia.\n         Correspondence of Dr. Robert M. Garrett and his brothers\n         Alexander C. Garrett and B. F. 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Garrett (b. 1801); Dr.\n         Robert Major Garrett (1807-1885); Polly Garrett, William\n         Garrett, John Garrett and Edmund Garrett. Richard R. Garrett\n         (b. 1801), attended William and Mary from 1828-1831. He\n         married Laura A. and had a son George R. Garrett.","Maternal Genealogy Thomas Gore married Comfort Quinton. They had a daughter\n         Comfort Quinton Gore (b. 1791), who married John Hermanson\n         Winder (b. 1784). This marriage resulted in several children\n         including but may not be limited to the following: Susan\n         Comfort Winder (1812-1878); Bettie A. Winder; Lauretta A.\n         (Savage) Winder, Charlotte Winder and John E. Winder.","Dr. Robert Major Garrett (1807-1885), attended the College\n         of William and from 1822-1826. He was a physician and later\n         became superintendent of Eastern Lunatic Asylum of\n         Williamsburg. He held the position of mayor of the city of\n         Williamsburg from 1860-1861. Married to Susan Comfort Winder\n         (1812-1878), their children include but may not be limited to\n         the following: Benjamin F. Garrett (1821-1878); Alexander C.\n         Garrett (b. 1823); Capt. William Robertson Garrett\n         (1839-1904); Van Franklin Garrett (1846-1932); Mary W. Garrett\n         (b. 1851); and Lottie Garrett. Benjamin F. Garrett\n         (1821-1878), and Alexander C. Garrett (b. 1823), both attended\n         the College of William and Mary. Benjamin studied law.","Capt. William Robertson Garrett (1839-1904), attended the\n         College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia\n         receiving a degree in law. However his law practice in\n         Williamsburg was interrupted by the Civil War. William\n         Robertson served as a private in the 32d Virginia regiment and\n         was elected captain. After the war, in 1868, he married Julia\n         Flournoy Batte and moved to Tennessee, where he was employed\n         as a professor of mathematics and later president at Giles\n         College, Tennessee. Thus started his varied and important\n         career in the education field. This including becoming Giles\n         County superintendent, 1873-1875; establishing the Peabody\n         Normal College for teachers, 1875 and later becoming chair of\n         American History for the University of Nashville; editing the\n         \"American Historical Magazine,\" 1865-1902; holding the\n         position of state superintendent of public instruction for\n         Tennessee, 1891-1893; and becoming president of various state\n         and national teaching organization including the National\n         Educational Association. He fathered eight children.","Van Franklin Garrett (1846-1932), attended the Virginia\n         Military Institute but left early to serve in the Civil War.\n         He then attended the College of William and Mary, the\n         University of Virginia and the Bellevue Hospital Medical\n         College in New York City, New York, receiving a degree in\n         medicine. He returned to Williamsburg to farm and practice\n         medicine. He taught at Giles College, Tennessee only to return\n         to Williamsburg to accept a position of professorship of\n         Natural Science at the College of William and Mary. 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He was a physician and later\n         became superintendent of Eastern Lunatic Asylum of\n         Williamsburg. He held the position of mayor of the city of\n         Williamsburg from 1860-1861. Married to Susan Comfort Winder\n         (1812-1878), their children include but may not be limited to\n         the following: Benjamin F. Garrett (1821-1878); Alexander C.\n         Garrett (b. 1823); Capt. William Robertson Garrett\n         (1839-1904); Van Franklin Garrett (1846-1932); Mary W. Garrett\n         (b. 1851); and Lottie Garrett. Benjamin F. Garrett\n         (1821-1878), and Alexander C. Garrett (b. 1823), both attended\n         the College of William and Mary. Benjamin studied law.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCapt. William Robertson Garrett (1839-1904), attended the\n         College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia\n         receiving a degree in law. However his law practice in\n         Williamsburg was interrupted by the Civil War. William\n         Robertson served as a private in the 32d Virginia regiment and\n         was elected captain. After the war, in 1868, he married Julia\n         Flournoy Batte and moved to Tennessee, where he was employed\n         as a professor of mathematics and later president at Giles\n         College, Tennessee. Thus started his varied and important\n         career in the education field. This including becoming Giles\n         County superintendent, 1873-1875; establishing the Peabody\n         Normal College for teachers, 1875 and later becoming chair of\n         American History for the University of Nashville; editing the\n         \"American Historical Magazine,\" 1865-1902; holding the\n         position of state superintendent of public instruction for\n         Tennessee, 1891-1893; and becoming president of various state\n         and national teaching organization including the National\n         Educational Association. He fathered eight children.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVan Franklin Garrett (1846-1932), attended the Virginia\n         Military Institute but left early to serve in the Civil War.\n         He then attended the College of William and Mary, the\n         University of Virginia and the Bellevue Hospital Medical\n         College in New York City, New York, receiving a degree in\n         medicine. He returned to Williamsburg to farm and practice\n         medicine. He taught at Giles College, Tennessee only to return\n         to Williamsburg to accept a position of professorship of\n         Natural Science at the College of William and Mary. He married\n         Harriett Nicholls (b. 1846), and had four children: Van\n         Franklin Garrett Jr, Carra (George Dillard) Garrett, Suzanne\n         (Selator Montague) Garrett, and Harriet (William Hodges)\n         Garrett.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical/Historical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["This collection contains material that starts with the\n         marriage of Dr. Robert Major Garrett (1807-1885), to Susan\n         Comfort Winder (1812-1878) and expands to include their\n         families and their children.","Paternal Genealogy Richard Garrett (d. 1825), married Ann Major\n         (1785-1855), and had several children including but may not be\n         limited to the following: Richard R. Garrett (b. 1801); Dr.\n         Robert Major Garrett (1807-1885); Polly Garrett, William\n         Garrett, John Garrett and Edmund Garrett. Richard R. Garrett\n         (b. 1801), attended William and Mary from 1828-1831. He\n         married Laura A. and had a son George R. Garrett.","Maternal Genealogy Thomas Gore married Comfort Quinton. They had a daughter\n         Comfort Quinton Gore (b. 1791), who married John Hermanson\n         Winder (b. 1784). This marriage resulted in several children\n         including but may not be limited to the following: Susan\n         Comfort Winder (1812-1878); Bettie A. Winder; Lauretta A.\n         (Savage) Winder, Charlotte Winder and John E. Winder.","Dr. Robert Major Garrett (1807-1885), attended the College\n         of William and from 1822-1826. He was a physician and later\n         became superintendent of Eastern Lunatic Asylum of\n         Williamsburg. He held the position of mayor of the city of\n         Williamsburg from 1860-1861. Married to Susan Comfort Winder\n         (1812-1878), their children include but may not be limited to\n         the following: Benjamin F. Garrett (1821-1878); Alexander C.\n         Garrett (b. 1823); Capt. William Robertson Garrett\n         (1839-1904); Van Franklin Garrett (1846-1932); Mary W. Garrett\n         (b. 1851); and Lottie Garrett. Benjamin F. Garrett\n         (1821-1878), and Alexander C. Garrett (b. 1823), both attended\n         the College of William and Mary. Benjamin studied law.","Capt. William Robertson Garrett (1839-1904), attended the\n         College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia\n         receiving a degree in law. However his law practice in\n         Williamsburg was interrupted by the Civil War. William\n         Robertson served as a private in the 32d Virginia regiment and\n         was elected captain. After the war, in 1868, he married Julia\n         Flournoy Batte and moved to Tennessee, where he was employed\n         as a professor of mathematics and later president at Giles\n         College, Tennessee. Thus started his varied and important\n         career in the education field. This including becoming Giles\n         County superintendent, 1873-1875; establishing the Peabody\n         Normal College for teachers, 1875 and later becoming chair of\n         American History for the University of Nashville; editing the\n         \"American Historical Magazine,\" 1865-1902; holding the\n         position of state superintendent of public instruction for\n         Tennessee, 1891-1893; and becoming president of various state\n         and national teaching organization including the National\n         Educational Association. He fathered eight children.","Van Franklin Garrett (1846-1932), attended the Virginia\n         Military Institute but left early to serve in the Civil War.\n         He then attended the College of William and Mary, the\n         University of Virginia and the Bellevue Hospital Medical\n         College in New York City, New York, receiving a degree in\n         medicine. He returned to Williamsburg to farm and practice\n         medicine. He taught at Giles College, Tennessee only to return\n         to Williamsburg to accept a position of professorship of\n         Natural Science at the College of William and Mary. He married\n         Harriett Nicholls (b. 1846), and had four children: Van\n         Franklin Garrett Jr, Carra (George Dillard) Garrett, Suzanne\n         (Selator Montague) Garrett, and Harriet (William Hodges)\n         Garrett."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence of the Garrett family of Williamsburg, Va.,\n         concerning family and social news, politics, and the Civil\n         War. Earlier letters deal mainly with business and political\n         news, as several Garrett family members, including Richard R.\n         Garrett, Alexander C. Garrett, and Dr. Robert M. Garrett, were\n         involved in the politics of 19th century Virginia.\n         Correspondence of Dr. Robert M. Garrett and his brothers\n         Alexander C. Garrett and B. F. 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Garrett (b. 1801); Dr.\n         Robert Major Garrett (1807-1885); Polly Garrett, William\n         Garrett, John Garrett and Edmund Garrett. Richard R. Garrett\n         (b. 1801), attended William and Mary from 1828-1831. He\n         married Laura A. and had a son George R. Garrett.","Maternal Genealogy Thomas Gore married Comfort Quinton. They had a daughter\n         Comfort Quinton Gore (b. 1791), who married John Hermanson\n         Winder (b. 1784). This marriage resulted in several children\n         including but may not be limited to the following: Susan\n         Comfort Winder (1812-1878); Bettie A. Winder; Lauretta A.\n         (Savage) Winder, Charlotte Winder and John E. Winder.","Dr. Robert Major Garrett (1807-1885), attended the College\n         of William and from 1822-1826. He was a physician and later\n         became superintendent of Eastern Lunatic Asylum of\n         Williamsburg. He held the position of mayor of the city of\n         Williamsburg from 1860-1861. Married to Susan Comfort Winder\n         (1812-1878), their children include but may not be limited to\n         the following: Benjamin F. Garrett (1821-1878); Alexander C.\n         Garrett (b. 1823); Capt. William Robertson Garrett\n         (1839-1904); Van Franklin Garrett (1846-1932); Mary W. Garrett\n         (b. 1851); and Lottie Garrett. Benjamin F. Garrett\n         (1821-1878), and Alexander C. Garrett (b. 1823), both attended\n         the College of William and Mary. Benjamin studied law.","Capt. William Robertson Garrett (1839-1904), attended the\n         College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia\n         receiving a degree in law. However his law practice in\n         Williamsburg was interrupted by the Civil War. William\n         Robertson served as a private in the 32d Virginia regiment and\n         was elected captain. After the war, in 1868, he married Julia\n         Flournoy Batte and moved to Tennessee, where he was employed\n         as a professor of mathematics and later president at Giles\n         College, Tennessee. Thus started his varied and important\n         career in the education field. This including becoming Giles\n         County superintendent, 1873-1875; establishing the Peabody\n         Normal College for teachers, 1875 and later becoming chair of\n         American History for the University of Nashville; editing the\n         \"American Historical Magazine,\" 1865-1902; holding the\n         position of state superintendent of public instruction for\n         Tennessee, 1891-1893; and becoming president of various state\n         and national teaching organization including the National\n         Educational Association. 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