Collection Number: MC249

Biography

John Alvin Hall (b. circa 1835) lived in Nevada City, California in the 1860s.

Description

Five letters between various members of the Hall Family, several receipts, a carte de visite of Edward W. Hall, and a handwritten family record of Sargent Hall and Nancy Clay. The 1864 letter from George Hall discusses his enlistment in the 35th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry and the regiment's subsequent activities in the United States Civil War.

Inclusive Dates

1853-1868.

Subject

California History

Finding Aid on the Online Archive of California (http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8vt1svn/)

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