Letter signed George H. Hall, Huntsville, Mo., to Willard P. Hall, St. Joseph. Sale will be next Thursday. Have had no offers for Jerry as yet and fear it will be difficult to sell him in this county…will take him to St. Joseph with me and hire him until Christmas. Will go to Glasgow Saturday and make arrangements for tombstones for Ma’s and Pa’s graves. Mary [Hall] left some poetry for Ma’s tombstone, which I think inappropriate; have concluded to have following inscribed instead: “Sacred to the memory of Statira Preble Hall. Born at York in the State of Maine, Died May 23rd, 1854, on her farm. She was a devoted wife…etc.” Family and business news. Individuals mentioned: William and Octavia [Hall]., 1854 June 15
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 June 15
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