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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04194.31 |
| From Archive Folder | John Moore Collection |
| Title | John Moore to Mary Kelly recording his orders to go to Oregon to protect emigrant roads |
| Date | 30 May 1860 |
| Author | Moore, John (1826-1907) |
| Recipient | Kelly, Mary Moore |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Reports that he has been ordered to accompany the dragoons, who are going out to protect the Emigrant Road. He will camp near Fort Hall, or Lewis Fork of the Columbia River, in Oregon. He is to be sent because the only other doctor had been sent toward California, where the "Indians have been killing the mail and express men, as well as immigrants." Mentions the Pony Express. |
| Subjects | Westward Expansion Frontiers and Exploration Military History Health and Medical American Indian History Immigration and Migration Gold Rush Death Post Office Pony Express |
| People | Moore, John (1826-1907) Kelly, Mary Moore (ca. 1819-1899) |
| Place written | Camp Floyd, Utah |
| Theme | Westward Expansion; Government & Politics; Native Americans; Health & Medicine |
| 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 |