Hall, J W., fl. 1812 to his parents
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.719.01 Author/Creator: Hall, J W., fl. 1812 Place Written: Middlebury, Vermont Type: Autograph letter signed Date: October 18, 1812 Pagination: 4 p. : address : Height: 30.5 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy
Hall writes about finding work for $15 per month and staying with two professors of religion, possibly at Middlebury College. Asks to be sent clothes and several other things and seeks news, mostly regarding farming related activities. Comments on the dragoons and artillery passing through during the War of 1812. Notes that he "saw the Artillery and spoke with many of them they Looke some fatigued but all hearty & ruged." Continues the letter on October 20, 1812 and reports that staying with Mr. Hubbard was a presbyterian priest who had been "in Ogdensburg when the Cannonading took place from the British." Describes the attack. A note on page four sends word to his uncle that "no coopering is wanted in this place." His father's name was James Hall.
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