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Moore, John, 1826-1907 to Mary Moore

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04191.05 Author/Creator: Moore, John, 1826-1907 Place Written: Greene County, Alabama Type: Autograph letter signed Date: March 1846 Pagination: 3p. : address ; Height: 25.5 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

He appreciates hearing from home and misses all the trivial goings-on. He has not quite adjusted to Alabama yet and misses the friendliness of Louisiana. He comments on the rapid passing of the seasons.

Moore, John, 1826-1907

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