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Henry Miles Moore papers
Title
Henry Miles Moore papers, 1852-1880.
Physical Description
43 v. and other items (in 7 boxes and 2 broadside folders)
Language
English
Notes
Includes Topeka Association Records, WA MSS 479 (stored in box 7, folder 49; cataloged separately).
Provenance
The Moore collection was sold at the Anderson Galleries, May 2, 1928. Given to the library by William Robertson Coe.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Henry Miles Moore, born in Brockport, New York, was admitted to the bar in 1848, spent time in Louisiana, then traveled to Weston, Missouri, where he practiced law with O. Diefendorf and joined the editorial staff of the Weston Reporter.
He moved to Leavenworth, Kansas in 1854, was a delegate to the Topeka Constitutional Convention in 1855, became attorney general, and represented Leavenworth in the Territorial Legislature of 1857 and in the State Legislature in 1868. He was active in the Free State War, served as secretary of the Democratic State Central committee for 20 years, and was city attorney for several terms.
Summary
The collection contains 37 journals covering 1852-80 recording Henry Moore's family and social life, his cases, and news of the day. There is a 1854 notebook of cases in the Circuit Court and Court of Common Pleas, a record of the Kansas Volunteers and the Legislature's actions in 1857, and records of the founding of Leavenworth.
Other formats
Available on microfilm.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
References
A detailed description of the papers can be found in; Withington, M. C. Catalogue of Western Americana Manuscripts, 352, p. 193-195.
Henry Miles Moore Papers. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
Henry Miles Moore Papers. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Diaries - United States.
Occupation
Lawyers Kansas.
Public officers Kansas.
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