Portraits, memoirs, and characters, of remarkable persons, from the revolution in 1688 to the end of the reign of George II Collected from the most authentic accounts extant . THE NEW YORK PUBLIC I AS I rfJL>-. J A M K S H A L, /Executed for Murder. 17-H GEORGE IK] REMARKABLE PERSONS. 261 JAMES HALL was the son of very respectableparents, living at Wells, in Hampshire, who gavehim a good education in reading, writing, and ac-compts, sufficient to qualify him for any mer-cantile, or other business; but James, being of aroving temper, and not liking confinement, cameto London, to live servant
Portraits, memoirs, and characters, of remarkable persons, from the revolution in 1688 to the end of the reign of George II Collected from the most authentic accounts extant . THE NEW YORK PUBLIC I AS I rfJL>-. J A M K S H A L, /Executed for Murder. 17-H GEORGE IK] REMARKABLE PERSONS. 261 JAMES HALL was the son of very respectableparents, living at Wells, in Hampshire, who gavehim a good education in reading, writing, and ac-compts, sufficient to qualify him for any mer-cantile, or other business; but James, being of aroving temper, and not liking confinement, cameto London, to live servant to a mealman. Hemarried a woman who, he said, was not a person ofthe best character; however, they lived togethersome years, and had several children, none of whomarrived to maturity. At length, they had so manydisputes and quarrels with each other, that neitherof them enjoyed a moments peace, so that theymutually agreed to part; and, accordingly, madea formal separation. After a few years he marriedanother wife, who visited him occasionally whileunder sentence, and brought with her their littledaughter of two years and a half old. Hall hadbeen servant to John Penny, Esq. principal of Cle-ments-inn, upwar
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