Margaret B. Bailey

b. circa 1824, d. 2 October 1859
  • Margaret B. Bailey was born circa 1824.
  • Margaret B. Bailey died on 2 October 1859 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane.
  • On 3 October 1859, Thomas S. Kirkbride wrote Bolling Hall Jr.
              Penna Hospital for the Insane
                   October 3rd 1859
    My Dear Sir
         My last letter to you must have prepared you for the intelligence that Miss Margaret Baily died on Sunday afternoon, after gradually sinking for some days. Her disease was Pulmonary Consumption, and her mind continued without material change to the last. In the absence of special instructions from you, I have had the remains placed in a lead coffin, and deposited in the receiving vault at Laurel Hill Cemetery, so that it can be sent to the South, or interred in the Cemetery as her friends may desire. Will you have the goodness to let me hear from you at your earliest convenience and oblige,
              Yours very respectfully
              Thomas S. Kirkbride
    Col. Bolling Hall
         Montgomery
              Alabama
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  • On 20 February 1860, Absalom Jackson wrote to Bolling Hall Jr.:
              Mayhew, 20 Feb 1860
    Dear Sir,
         Sometime ago I informed you that I felt it due to the memory of your late sister and the interest of her and my children to ascertain what might be their legal right if any to a distributive share in the Estate of their cousin Margaret Baily dec'd. I have confered with Judge Goldthwaite one of the Codifiers of the laws of Alabama and lately one of the Judges of the Supreme Court on the subject and he is of the opinion that they have no legal right to any part of said Estate. Whatever equitable and just right I may have supposed them to have I at once yield to the law; and with the assurance that all I have done in the matter was the result of the performance of conscientious duty and not with the view of throwing obstacles in the way of a settlement and distribution of the Estate
              I am yours Truly
                   Absalom Jackson
    Maj. Bolling Hall
         Administrator of Estate of Margaret Baily deceased
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  • On 30 August 1861, William Douglass Mitchell wrote to Bolling Hall Jr.:
         Cold Springs, Aug 30th /61.
    My Dear Uncle,
         As I have an opportunity of sending a letter directly to you by Mr Clepper who is en route for the seat of War in Virginia, as a volunteer in Col Terries regiment of mounted rangers, I will drop you a line. The war feeling engrosses the attention of all here, we hear of nothing but war and rumours of wars. Our county has sent two hundred men to Virginia and have two companies, one of Artilery and one of Cavalry, in the state, for confederate Service, so you see although we are in the back woods, we know our duties as patriotic citizens and members of the Southern Confedracy. Leroy left for virginia a week ago in Mr Powels Company, which is one of the twenty companies called for from this State by the President. My Father is now living in Robertson County on the Brazos. He was well when I heard from him. Charlie is married and living near me, he is doing well. Brother James is living in Grimes County in the Mill business, he is doing only tolerably well. Our Crops of corn were never better than they are this year. The Cotton crop will not be a good average crop owing to dry weather, from ten to twelve hundred per acre will be an average of this county. I received a letter from Josephine a few days ago, she states that all were well but that they had had a great deal of sickness in their family. Major Wood is suffering a great deal with inflamation of the eyes it is thought he will loose his sight. I have intended for some time to write to you on the subject of Margret Bailies Estate, have the heirs of my Mother any interest in that Estate, if not please let me know, by what act they have been debarred I would be glad to hear from you occasionally, and from my other relatives in Alabama. My warmest regards to all of my friends and believe me ever yours, Affectionately
              W. D. Mitchell
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  • Last Edited: 29 Mar 2013