Two letters to Bolling Hall, one from his oldest son, Bolling, and the other from his wife, Mary Louisa.
In the letters, Hall's son and wife discuss family illness, weather, crops, livestock, and slaves on their plantation. Mary also mentions her husband's possible attendance at the convention of delegates from proslavery states in Nashville, Tennessee, and she adds that "[t]here is grea...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/1764 |
| Summary: | In the letters, Hall's son and wife discuss family illness, weather, crops, livestock, and slaves on their plantation. Mary also mentions her husband's possible attendance at the convention of delegates from proslavery states in Nashville, Tennessee, and she adds that "[t]here is great interest here as you may suppose, upon the compromise question." |
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