Benjamin F. Hall Letters to Mary

Collection

Identifier: M899

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection contains two letters from Denver, Colo. to daughter, Mary in Auburn, N.Y. One describes life in Denver and gives examples of colorful pioneer slang. The other expresses opposition to his son, Henry enlisting for the War since he was needed by Judge Hall toward "Keeping Colorado in subjection to the Constitution".

Dates

August 15, 1861, September 28, 1862

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Copyright

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Biographical / Historical

Benjamin F. Hall, jurist. B. Whitehall, N.Y. July 23, 1814. Appointed Chief Justice of Colorado Territory Apr. 1861. Returned east 1863 to practice law. D. Auburn, N.Y. Sept. 6, 1891.

Extent

1 envelope (2 items)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchase, William Reese Company,New Haven, Conn., 1988.

Subjects

Colorado -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
English language -- Colorado -- Slang. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Frontier and pioneer life -- Colorado -- Denver. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Letters (Correspondence) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Pioneers -- Colorado -- Language. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings