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Moore, John (1826-1907) to Mary Kelly

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04194.22 Author/Creator: Moore, John (1826-1907) Place Written: Box Elder, Utah Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 August 1859 Pagination: 3 p. ; 21.2 x 26.4 cm. Order a Copy

Reports that he left Camp Floyd, Utah, to punish Indians who were murdering emigrants on the North California road; Moore's party attacked an Indian encampment at dawn, killing twenty and driving off the rest.

Moore, John, 1826-1907
Kelly, Mary Moore, 1819-1899

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