Hall family papers

Contains a deed of land from Stephen Hall, Jr., to Andrew Hall, fragments of a deed of Andrew Hall, and an obligation to Stephen Hall from his relatives, dated 1734-1769.

Contains deeds of lands to Benjamin Hall from Abigail Hall, Andrew Hall's widow, and the estate of Stephen Willis, as well as a tax receipt, dated 1757-1814. There is also an undated sketch of land.

Contains land deeds to Richard Hall from Joseph Wright, Stephen Hall, Samuel and Mary Hall, Benjamin Hall, Samuel Tufts, and others, dated 1763-1778.

Contains land deeds to Richard Hall from Ebenezer Hall, Jr., Benjamin Hall, Aaron Putnam, and others, as well as a deed to a pew in the public meeting house in Medford from Elizabeth Blodget, dated 1785-1790.

Contains deeds to Richard Hall for land or salt marsh from Thaddeus Richardson, the estate of Ebenezer Cutter, Benjamin Hall, Samuel Tufts, and others, dated 1791-1792.

Contains deeds and agreements related to land acquired or owned by Richard Hall, dated 1792-1796.

Contains deeds of land to Richard Hall from William Woodbridge, John Gates, and Willis Hall, Elizabeth Ingraham, and Jane Hall, heirs to the estate of Stephen Hall, dated 1797-1798. There is also a volume of debts due to the estate of Richard Hall, dated 1799.

Contains land deeds and agreements of Richard Hall, dated 1801-1803, including a lease to Simon Holdin, and record of property bought from Joseph Wheelright and Simeon Holt, some of which Hall mortgaged to John Brown.

Contains deeds of land to Richard Hall from John Brown, Richard Floyd, Isaac Greenleaf, and Simon Holdin, dated 1804-1806. Also includes a five-year lease from Hall to Charles Herbert of his land, hatter's shop and tools, and a well.

Contains a deed to salt marsh from Jacob and Ruth Tufts, an agreement for Richard Hall to sell land to Nathan Bryant, and an agreement to lease three rooms, formerly the site of Hall's hatter's shop, to Oliver Blake, dated 1818-1825. Also includes an agreement by Hall, as executor of Benjamin Hall's will, to transfer shares of the Andover & Medford Turnpike Corporation to Andrew Blanchard, a Medford cooper.

Contains deeds and agreements of Ebenezer Hall or Ebenezer Hall, Jr., for land and a pew in the Medford meeting house from Peter Jones, Samuel Tufts, Isaac Hall, and Benjamin Hall, among others, dated 1770-1789.

Contains deeds and agreements of Ebenezer Hall or Ebenezer Hall, Jr., for land in Massachusetts and Vermont, from Aaron and Rebecca Putnam, David Stevens, and Benjamin Thompson, dated 1795-1801.

Contains deeds and agreements of Ebenezer Hall or Ebenezer Hall, Jr., for land from Richard Hall, and between Ebenezer Sr. and Jr., dated 1803-1819, as well as a lease agreement from Mary Jones to Ebenezer Hall for a house, land, and a salt marsh.

Contains deeds and agreements of Ebenezer Hall or Ebenezer Hall, Jr., to acquire or quit land, dated 1821-1825.

Contains mortgages, deeds, and agreements of Ebenezer Hall or Ebenezer Hall, Jr., dated 1821-1841. Includes a deed from Ebenezer Sr. to his son for a house, land, and wharf, and deeds from Ebenezer Hall to Hephzibah Fitch and Mary J. Hall.

Contains promissory notes and receipts to Ebenezer Hall or Ebenezer Hall, Jr., some related to the settlement of Richard Hall's estate, dated 1797-1828

Contains receipts and obligations to Ebenezer Hall or Ebenezer Hall, Jr., related to the settlement of Richard Hall's estate, dated 1828.

Contains legal documents and correspondence related to the estate of Ebenezer Hall, dated 1831-1838.

Contains obligations, land deeds, and mortgages, dated 1754-1822. Signatories include Seth Blodget, Thomas Nutting, Timothy Symmes, and William E.P. Rogers.

Contains land deed, mortgages, and agreements, dated 1825-1857. Includes a deed for a wharf and distillery house in Medford, and undated fragment of an agreement to sell a farm and buildings, one of which was to be turned into the "Black Horse Tavern."

Commonplace book removed from folder 1. Includes newspaper clippings on politics and the American Revolution, lunar calculations, and Massachusetts court schedules, and memorandum of linens and a bed lent to an unknown person, dated approximately 1783-1787.

Account book removed from folders 1 and 2. Entries dated 1787-1791 show trade of beef, hides, and shoes, among other goods, and provisions delivered to a schooner, possibly captained by Ebenezer Hall.

Receipt book of Ebenezer Hall removed from folder 1. Entries dated 1821-1828 mainly show his payments for beef cattle and oxen.