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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04194.11 |
| From Archive Folder | John Moore Collection |
| Title | John Moore to James Kelly about Christmas balls and a Mormon court |
| Date | 29 December 1858 |
| Author | Moore, John (1826-1907) |
| Recipient | Kelly, James |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Describes a Christmas dinner party he gave, mostly for men from the Medical Corps. Two or three balls were given, but Moore chose not to attend because he considers Mormon women dumb and unattractive. Discusses the Mormon block to holding court for the trial of a man who murdered a deaf and dumb boy. Mentions a message issued by President James Buchanan and the speed with which it crossed the Rocky Mountains, and comments that it is "unnecessarily filled with Kansas." |
| Subjects | Entertaining and Hospitality Holidays and Celebrations Diet and Nutrition Women's History Mormon Religion Military History Westward Expansion Frontiers and Exploration Health and Medical Law Bleeding Kansas Children and Family Injury or Wound Government and Civics President Slavery Mormon War Judiciary |
| People | Moore, John (1826-1907) Kelly, James (fl. 1853-1860) Buchanan, James (1791-1868) |
| Place written | Camp Floyd, Utah |
| Theme | Westward Expansion; Religion; Government & Politics; The Presidency; Law; Health & Medicine; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Moore was an army surgeon on duty during the Utah War, 1857-1861. Kelly was the husband of Moore's sister, Mary. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |