Genealogy - General, 1870/1941
- Containers:
- Box 10, Folder 22
- Scope and content:
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Notes, correspondence and copies of documents relating to the Grigsby and Galt Families. Includes notes on the Whitehead Family. Other notes on collateral families of Scervant, Ware, Marston, Finch, McPherson, Silvester, and others. Includes a reprint of the 1863 obituary of Captain Reuben Grigsby from the Richmond Enquirer; 1896 article from the Central Presbyterian on the Old Stone Church in Lewistown, Virginia with a mention of Reverend Benjamin Grigsby, the father of Hugh Blair Grigsby and a handwritten copy of the James Galt family Bible. Some reports written by Mary Meares Galt. Includes a note written on a paper bag, "Home - Woodside, Mrs. Dr. John M. Galt, Dr. John M. Galt, MD - C.S.A. Children, Eva Dulaney Galt, Herbert Randolph Galt" and a 1870 November 14 invoice for tuition for the "Misses C. & M. Skinner" paid by Honorable J. B. Whitehead.
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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Special Collections Research CenterEarl Gregg Swem LibraryCollege of William and Mary400 Landrum DrivePO 8795Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
- Contact for questions and access:
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- Parent restrictions:
- 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.
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