Included are materials of 1830-39 on the hiring of slaves. Jr. Included are plantation papers such as slave lists. There are infrequent references to family slaves in the personal papers. Included are significant materials on slavery and the plantation economy. Two letters of July and September 1864 from M. Strickler of Botetourt County mention runaway slaves and a slave that needed medical treatment.
Slavery is among the subjects discussed.
Several of the letters have been published in the William and Mary Quarterly , 2d ser. There is scattered slavery material, such as an 1807 deed authorizing Morgan Tomkies to sell slaves. 10,000 items, 1755-1889 Personal and professional papers of John Minson Galt I, his son Alexander Dickie Galt, and his grandson John Minson Galt II of Williamsburg, associated with Eastern Lunatic Asylum in an official capacity for 100 years. Included are scattered references to the hiring, purchase, sale and treatment of slaves. Bills of sale for 1798-1833 indicate purchases of various slaves.