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Letter signed Statira P[reble] Hall, Huntsville, Mo., to Lydia [Marmion], Harpers Ferry, Va. Who could have foreseen that such a marrying mania would have possessed your brothers? I did not think Wm. [A. Hall] acted wisely in his hasty marriage, but he could afford to act the fool better than Willard [P. Hall] can. When Willard first told me of his intended marriage, I felt that I would rather he never had returned from his trip of folly, but I have become more reconciled and have determined to make the best of a bad bargain. You must prepare yourself to give him and his wife [Anne Richardson Hall] an affectionate reception. I suppose you have received Willard’s letter informing you of his intention of leaving his wife with you until after the hold days. George [H. Hall] has concluded to give up farming and study law. George is the only tie that keeps me here. Note added by “Your affectionate Sister” [Mary or Anna Hall]: I have been busy preparing Willard for his Washington trip. I little thought when I made William’s wedding shirts that I would have the same kind office to perform for Willard, but I hope that we will like his bride so much that we will have no cause to regret it on his account. Willard did not seem pleased that we were opposed to it; he says he knows that we will like her more than Octavia when we know her; her father is a Whig, and very wealthy, and she an only child. This is the day for the barbecue in Randolph [County, Mo.] given by the volunteers. They invited Willard to speak, but he had promised to speak in his own district. He read his speech to Ma and myself, and it was the finest thing I ever heard in my estimation., 1847 Oct 22
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:
1847 Oct 22