Letter signed Anne [Mrs. Willard P. Hall], St. Joseph, Mo., to Willard P. Hall, Washington. Family news. I have not any political news to write you. I do not think there is the least danger of your being beat next August. If such a thing should take place Buchanan could not hold me very long. Annie [Hall] is engaged to Dr. [Robert] Terrill of Randolph County; says your mother [Statira Hall] is not willing because he is not rich. William [A. Hall] thinks it a good match and Annie is determined. More family news. [Note: Dr. Terrill and Anna S. Hall were married, according to the History of Randolph County (p. 639), on January 1, 1850, but letters indicate that the year of their marriage was 1851.], 1849 Dec 9
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains primarily letters of Hall family members to family in Virginia and Missouri discussing family news, farming, their enslaved labor, their legal and political careers, the Mexican-American War, the California Gold Rush, and the John Brown raid on Harpers Ferry. Correspondents include Willard P. Hall and wife Anne E. Richardson Hall, mother Statira Hall, and siblings William A. Hall, George H. Hall, Mary Hall, and Anna Hall.
Dates
- 1849 Dec 9
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.08 Cubic Feet ( (2 folders))
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- From the Collection: Hall, Willard P. (Willard Preble), 1820-1882 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Hall, Anne Eliza Richardson, 1826-1862 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Hall, George H., 1825- (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Hall, Mary, 1822-1904 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Hall, Statira Preble, 1788-1854 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Hall, William A., 1816-1888 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Terrill, Anna Hall, 1830-1903 (Author, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository