Dillon, David (fl. 1847) to Robert E. Moore
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04191.12 Author/Creator: Dillon, David (fl. 1847) Place Written: Peafield, Ireland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 7 April 1847 Pagination: 3p. ; 23.2 x 18.5 cm. Order a Copy
He is delighted to receive the letter and hopes to communicate more in the future. He reports conditions of famine, sickness, and waste and efforts to provide subsistence through public works, limited to certain numbers from each family. He updates news on the family, including marriages and deaths, including all his cousin's sisters.
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John Moore (1826-1907) was born in Indiana and taught school in Louisiana and Alabama. After medical school, he became an army surgeon and later served as U.S. Surgeon General.
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