John B. Hall Letter

Collection

Identifier: M2073

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection contains a single letter written from John Hall to his nephew in April 1888. The letter describes the people the couple met, the location as they were building up their farm near Plainview, Neb.

Dates

1888

Creator

Hall, John B.,1857- (Person)
Williams, M.Y., (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Copyright

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Biographical / Historical

John B. Hall was born in Penn. in May 1857. His wife was Lydia S. Hall (b.Penn.; Nov. 1861). The couple initially farmed in Crawford Township, Antelope Co., Neb. from the mid-1880s to about 1905. The family then moved to a farm in Northwest Longmont, Boulder Co., Colo. The Hall's children include: Fannie (b.1886), James Warner (b.1889), Betha M. (b.1890), Effie E. (b.1892), and Dorothy (b.1899).