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Moore, John, 1826-1907 to Mary Kelly

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04194.40 Author/Creator: Moore, John, 1826-1907 Place Written: Salt Lake City, Utah Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 April 1861 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Height: 20.6 cm, Width: 25.2 cm Order a Copy

Reports on a professional call he made on the surveyor general of the territory a few days before. Is disappointed that their brother, Robert, has become a surgeon for the Confederacy. Thinks that since there is to be daily mail over the route east as of 1 July, it is unlikely the troops will be removed from Utah.

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

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