Box 1
Contains 57 Results:
From Samuel Moore -- Writing from Mount Jackson, Samuel requests that John repay his debt, as Samuel is rebuilding the mills that the “Yanks burned.”, 1865 September 26
Series 1. Civil War-Related Letters and Poems, September 1861-December 1865, undated
This series includes several Civil War-related letters from or to members of the Atkeson-Morgan family and a copy of a poem about the Confederacy.
Series 2. Business Correspondence -- With John Morgan, Sr. and Jr. and James Beale, 1834-1890s, undated
This series includes business correspondence from John Morgan, Sr., John Morgan, Jr., and James Beale.
Series 3. Incoming Letters -- To John Morgan, Sr., 1844–1883
This series consists of correspondence written to John Morgan, Sr. by his siblings, his sons, James Beale, and Samuel Moore.
Series 4. Correspondence -- John Morgan, Jr., 1864–1894
This series includes correspondence to and from John Morgan, Jr..
Series 5. Correspondence -- Sons of John Morgan, Jr. and Semantha Atkeson-Morgan: John, Thomas Atkeson, Rembrandt, and Albert Sidney; Grandson, William Morgan, 1871–1921
This series consists of correspondence of the sons of John Morgan, Jr. and Semantha Atkeson-Morgan: John, Thomas Atkeson, Rembrandt, and Albert Sidney; and grandson, William Morgan.
Series 6. Incoming Letters to John Morgan, Sr. from His Sister Amanda Morgan-Moore and Her Husband Samuel Moore, 1851–1873
These letters originate in Mt. Jackson and Orkney Springs, and reference a local flu epidemic and related fatalities, including the youngest son of Charles Moore. They also mention the death of John’s son Maurice. An 1860 letter describes the family’s recent move to Orkney and the smoother ride over well graded roads. Samuel Moore also discusses business, selling forty-three acres and a mill for $14,000 and his decision to sell more land in a better market.