Letter signed Statira P. Hall, Huntsville, Mo. to Lydia [Marmion], Harpers Ferry, Va. George [Hall] has gone west for gold. Were he at home this spring we could raise tobacco that would bring us fifteen hundred dollars, more than gold digging will bring him. Family news, discussion of finances and father’s will. Added letter from Mary [Hall]: Family news. There are a great many making preparations to go to California this spring; the Randolph company has been very fortunate in getting gold and write very flattering news home. Individuals mentioned: Octavia [Mrs. William A. Hall], William A. Hall, Willard P. Hall, and Dr. Terrell [Terrill]. Places mentioned: Boone County and St. Joseph., 1850 Feb 16
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
- 1850 Feb 16
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