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Author: History of Will County, Illinois; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.

Esaias HALL, Superintendent of the Chicago & Wilmington Coal Co., Braidwood; the subject of 
this sketch was born in Rutland Co., Vt., Sept. 6, 1822, and is the son of Gen. Robinson HALL, 
of Vermont, who was a prominent military man; his mother, Sarah (MUNSON) HALL, of Connecticut; 
his father was owner of a farm here. Mr. HALL was engaged in farming until he was 30 years of 
age; he then entered the mercantile business, and continued in this business until 1865; in 
1866, he came West to Illinois and settled in Wilmington; he first worked for the Hill & St. 
Clair Coal Company for two years; since 1868, has been engaged with the Chicago & Wilmington 
Coal Company; he first was engaged as a traveling agent, and in March, 1874, was appointed 
Superintendent of the company. The Chicago & Wilmington Coal Company is one of the largest 
coal companies in the West; this company has worked and partially abandoned eight coal shafts; 
now engaged in running, two shafts. G. & H. employ 700 men; capacity, 150 cars per day, twelve 
tons to a car. Mr. HALL has been married twice; his first wife was Miss Louisa DANFORTH, of 
Vermont; his second wife, Elizabeth S. COGDON, of Vermont; have one child. In 1871, Mr. 
HALL moved to Chicago; here he has been residing ever since. He is a member of the 
Congregational Church, and a Republican in polities.