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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04191.09 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of John B. Moore letters |
| Title | John Moore to Mary Moore requesting news from the family and discussing his job situation |
| Date | 29 January 1847 |
| Author | Moore, John (1826-1907) |
| Recipient | Kelly, Mary Moore |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | It is difficult to write because he has not heard from the family in almost three months. He has agreed to remain at his school for one more session and was a little disappointed to be passed up for another school, where a doctor with dependent orphans was hired. He probably will not return home this summer. |
| Subjects | Education Health and Medical Children and Family |
| People | Moore, John (1826-1907) |
| Place written | Greene County, Alabama |
| Theme | Education; Children & Family; Health & Medicine; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | 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. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |