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Moore, Robert E., fl. 1844-1866 to John Moore

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04195.58 Author/Creator: Moore, Robert E., fl. 1844-1866 Place Written: Eutaw, Alabama Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 August 1865 Pagination: 2 p. ; 31.8 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

He expresses joy at reestablishing communication and sadness at the news of the deaths of their mother and their sister's children. He describes the local conditions with dissatisfied freed slaves, no money, and no men to farm. Local agents are stealing crops. The letter lacks the conclusion.

Moore, Robert E., fl. 1865-1866
Moore, John, 1826-1907

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