Hall and Marmion Families Correspondence

Collection

Identifier: SpC MS 0740-sc

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Letters to and from Hall and Marmion family members. The letters describe family and social life and contain an account of the death of Mary, sister of Lydia.

Dates

1830-1867

Access Restrictions

No restrictions on access.

Use Restrictions

Information on literary rights available in the repository.

Biographical Note

Hall and Marmion families of Harpers Ferry, Va. (later W. Va.). John Hancock Hall (d. 1841) was the inventor of the breechloading rifle and a native of Maine who moved to Harpers Ferry to establish a rifle works at the U.S. Armory there. Around 1840 his daughter Lydia Preble Hall married Dr. Nicholas Marmion (1798?-1882), an Irish immigrant and graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. They had 3 children: William V., Robert A., and Annie P. Peter Thacher, Mary Thacher, and Geo. W. Thacher were cousins of Lydia, and Mary was her sister.

Extent

1 folder (19 items)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Letters to and from Hall and Marmion family members. The letters describe family and social life and contain an account of the death of Mary, sister of Lydia.