Item 126: Autograph from James Hall, no date
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 126
Dates
- Created: no date
Creator
- Hall, James, 1793-1868 (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material
Autograph
Condition Note:
Good.
Measurements:
2 ⅛ in. x ⅝ in.
Description:
Autograph of James Hall. Hall was born in Pennsylvania in 1793. He was a writer, state treasurer of Illinois, banker in Ohio, magazine/newspaper editor, lawyer/circuit judge, and veteran of the War of 1812. Hall wrote a travel book, Letters from the West (1828); one novel, The Harpe’s Head (1833); a readable survey of western exploration, The Romance of Western History (1857); and several volumes of short stories.
Creator
- Hall, James, 1793-1868 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu