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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04194.12 |
| From Archive Folder | John Moore Collection |
| Title | John Moore to Mary Kelly on entertainment and crime in his local town |
| Date | 24 February 1859 |
| Author | Moore, John (1826-1907) |
| Recipient | Kelly, Mary Moore |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Moore comments on local places of leisure: the theater is drawing full houses, and there are two billiard saloons and fifteen or twenty gambling houses. Mentions that "knives and pistols are freely used," and that the town helps advance surgical knowledge. |
| Subjects | Religion Military History Frontiers and Exploration Westward Expansion Mormon Gambling Art, Music, Theater, and Film Weaponry Injury or Wound Health and Medical Mormon War |
| People | Moore, John (1826-1907) Kelly, Mary Moore (ca. 1819-1899) |
| Place written | Camp Floyd, Utah |
| Theme | Westward Expansion; Religion; Government & Politics; Law; Arts & Literature |
| 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 Moore's sister. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |