Scope and Contents Four letters from Harris M. Hale to Cornelia Boardman. The earliest, dated 13 December 1830, asks Cornelia for "a reply to a question submitted to your consideration when I last had the pleasure of seeing you." Hale notes that he had hoped to accompany her to Baltimore but was disappointed on account of a delay in receiving a letter from Mrs. Schroeder. He mentions his appreciation of her worth and says he hopes to receive her decision in person in Baltimore. In the second letter, dated 11...