to Mary Kelly

Moore, John, 1826-1907 to Mary Kelly

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GLC#
GLC04194.38-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
January 16, 1861
Author/Creator
Moore, John, 1826-1907
Title
to Mary Kelly
Place Written
Utah County, Utah
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 20.8 cm, Width: 26.2 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Discusses secession. Wishes South Carolina could leave the Union, and laments its power to rent the nation. Forcefully criticizes the leadership of President James Buchanan. Hopes President Abraham Lincoln will be prepared for the coming conflict. Mentions the eight-day delay in news from New York, which reaches them via telegraph and pony express. Unlike paymasters in the east, their paymaster has funds enough for six months. Wonders if his brother Robert, a doctor in Alabama, has "been run out of the country for being a northern man." Written at Camp Floyd.

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