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Preferred Citation:

Cite as William Galt Account Books, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

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Scope and Contents

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.

Related Material

Mss. 78 G13 (IV) Galt Papers (IV), Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Account books
• Allan, John, 1780?-1834
• Fluvanna County (Va.)--History--19th century
• Galt, James, 1805-1876
• Merchants--Virginia--History--19th century
• Merchants--Virginia--Richmond
• Richmond (Va.)--History--19th century