Moore, John, 1826-1907 to Mary Kelly

GLC04194.24

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GLC#
GLC04194.24-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
10 October 1859
Author/Creator
Moore, John, 1826-1907
Title
to Mary Kelly
Place Written
Bear River, Utah
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 21.3 cm, Width: 26.1 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Describes being out with dragoons in pursuit of Indians who have committed robberies on the Emigrant Road. In spite of the vigilance of the troops, "two or three small trains have been robbed and burnt, and some twelve or fifteen people, men, women, and children killed." Moore describes the Indians responsible as a small, outlaw portion of the tribe. Moore is angry that "some of the very Indians concerned in these depredations have been in the Mormon settlements while we were looking for them in distant places," and the Mormons gave no word of it. Discusses good weather and fishing.

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