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File Name	Q18324 - Q18326
Item Title	Incomplete letter from Sydenham Moore to his wife, Amanda.
Description	During the Mexican-American War, Moore organized and led the Eutaw Rangers, a group of volunteers from Greene County, Alabama. In the letter he discusses the death of his slave, Peter, who accompanied him in the war: "He died on the 7th inst after a few days illness of fever. I deeply regretted his death. He had been the most faithful servant to me I ever had and I had formed a strong, attachment for him, as I believe he had for me - He spoke very often of his wife; in fact he was calling her nearly all the time, when a little delirious. I shall miss him more than you can have any idea of in camp - He washed, cooked and did every thing for me which a good servant could have done - I do not know what I shall do without a servant, as an officer is almost compelled to have one. I intend to try and hire a Mexican servant but expect it will be difficult to do here." Moore then discusses mutual acquaintances, expresses love for his family, sends messages to his children, and encourages his wife to have a positive attitude during their separation. The letter is undated but the postmark date is November 30.
Date	1846 November circa
Sort by date	1846-11-00
Time Period	1840-1849
Subject	Moore, Amanda Melvina Hobson Moore, Sydenham, 1817-1862 African Americans--Alabama Mexican War, 1846-1848--Campaigns Mexican War, 1846-1848--Military life Mexican War, 1846-1848--Military personnel Mexican War, 1846-1848--Social aspects Slavery--Alabama
Format	Correspondence
Voyager Number	v34123
Author	Moore, Sydenham
Collection or Series Title	Sydenham Moore family papers
Box Number	SPR693
Folder Title	Correspondence, 1846-1847
Catalog Record	http://adahcat.archives.alabama.gov:81/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=34123
Repository	Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, 624 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36130
Language	English
Rights	This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.
Digital Format	600 dpi tiff
Project Name	Alabama History Education Initiative
Digital image reproduction form	http://www.archives.alabama.gov/photo_order_form.pdf
Permission to publish form	http://www.archives.alabama.gov/referenc/private2.pdf
Upload batch	Malone (text) 2010.01-A
Date created	2010-01-28

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