Letter signed George H. Hall, St. Joseph, to Mary [Hall]. My wife [Sallie Hall] is ill; her cousin, Sallie Moss, is dying of consumption. The German Catholic Church [St. Joseph, Mo.], opposite my house, is nearly completed externally. It is the finest church in this city, I think. We have had the greatest amount of fruit this year—grapes 6 to 10 cents per pound, peaches 40 to 80 cents per bushel, and apples 50 cents per bushel. This is considered the best grape-producing country in the West…next year a great amount of wine will be made here. We are building a railroad from St. Joseph to Council Bluffs, Iowa, up the Missouri River. It will be completed next summer. Individuals mentioned: Willard [P. Hall], Ollie [Hall], Mr. Bryan, and Lydia [Marmion]., 1867 Sept 24

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2

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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.