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Letter signed Willard P. Hall, Huntsville, Mo., to Lydia [Marmion], Harpers Ferry, Va. Our good and excellent mother [Statira Preble Hall] is dead. Description of last illness, and discussion of financial affairs., 1854 May 25

 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

  • 1854 May 25

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

Repository Details

Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository

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