Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter signed Mary [Hall], Fayette, to sister Lydia Marmion. We have not heard from George [H. Hall] since February. One of his company have died and we are anxious about him. Many have gone from here this spring; many have been unfortunate on account of having started too early and been compelled to return to their homes. John Beanman[?] and his brother Charles have gone and also Mr. Cleaveland and his oldest son. We have had the most unpleasant spring. I was fearful for the peaches. Ma [Statira Hall] has her crops of oats and corn in and some of the corn is coming up; in a town life you cannot imagine how troublesome it is to have to wait on the weather. I am in hopes Willard [P. Hall] will not be defeated though there are great efforts being made. We were disappointed that his wife [Anne Richardson Hall] didn’t accompany Annie [Hall] home. Added note, unsigned, from Annie Hall: Many emigrants who started this spring for California have returned after witnessing enough of the Elephant as they designate hardship to dishearten them. Mrs. Cook gave me a bridal wreath which I shall wear New Years’ night. Oh, how I wish you dear sister could be present at that time. I suppose you have seen Mrs. Floor [Flore?] and have had a most unfavorable description of my intended…pay no heed to what she says for she hates Dr. Terrill with most inveterate hatred, and he despises her accordingly. Individuals mentioned: Mr. and Mrs. Cooke [Cook?] and Octavia [Mrs. William A. Hall]. Places mentioned: Virginia., [ca. 1850] Aug 20
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:
[ca. 1850] Aug 20