Hall/Hyman Letter, 1891 - Amherst Co. VA & Loudon Co. VA EXTRACT COPY OF LETTER DATED 15 FEB 1891 FROM CHARLES HALL, BROTHER OF JAMES E. HALL, TO REV. SAM HYMAN Lynchburg Virginia Feby 15th 1891 My Dear Cousin .... Pa and Aunt Ann have booth been very bad off. They booth had 'La-Gripp.' We thought at one time that Aunt would n't get over it. This was the reason why I did not write to you sooner. neither of them were able to answer the questions which you propounded .... I will write the questions or answers to the questions just as they gave them to me. Question 1st. We do not know where father was born. His fathers name was James Hall. 2nd We do not know the names of our fathers Ancestors who came to America, Nor do we know where they settled. 3rd We do not know that they were land owners. 4th Father moved from Franklin County to Amherst Co. in 1802. 5th Father was married in Amherst Co. 6th He lived in Amherst Co. from 1802 up to the time of his death. He lived in the same place. 7th The names of his English relatives were Friars; we cannot give their given names. 8th We cannot say in what way father was notified that this money had been willed to him. It was was (sic) said that he received two letters notifying him that it had been left to him. 9th Father did intend to make an effort to get this money, and he even went so far as to make preparations to go for it, but mother objected to his going. In those day (sic) it took 6 or eight months for a sail vessel to cross the Ocian and mother said that she had rather he would never get it, for if he succeeded in getting it, he might perhaps be robbed and killed on the way. He did start and got as far as Amherst Courthouse and then turned back beaccause (sic) mother did not want him to go. 10th Yes he used to talk about it at times and say that his oldest body heir could get it. 11th We do not know the names of the places in London & Franklin Counties that father lived in. 12th We do not know that father made any special effort to get this mon'y just before his death. If he ever wrote any letters to England in reference to this matter we are not aware of it. Now Cousin I have tried to copy just as they gave it to me .... Cornelia Butterworth -- Mothers youngest sister -- Now Mrs. Boyer of Huntington W.Va .... Your Cousin Submitted by Kenneth W. Dobyns **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************