[Letter from J. S. Nimmo to Charles B. Moore, March 31, 1861]

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Letter from J. S. Nimmo to Charles B. Moore. Much of the letter is written as a poem discussing recent news, secession, and slavery, and there is a drawing in pencil of a bearded man on the last page. There is a note written in ink on the first page from Henry S. Moore to Charles. He says that he is mailing this letter along with another from J. B. Harris to him. The note is dated June 11, 1861 in Paris.

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[4] p. ; 26 x 40 cm., folded to 26 x 20 cm.

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Nimmo, J. S. & Moore, Henry S. March 31, 1861.

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  • Nimmo, J. S.
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Letter from J. S. Nimmo to Charles B. Moore. Much of the letter is written as a poem discussing recent news, secession, and slavery, and there is a drawing in pencil of a bearded man on the last page. There is a note written in ink on the first page from Henry S. Moore to Charles. He says that he is mailing this letter along with another from J. B. Harris to him. The note is dated June 11, 1861 in Paris.

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[4] p. ; 26 x 40 cm., folded to 26 x 20 cm.

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[Transcript of Letter from J. S. Nimmo to Charles B. Moore, March 31, 1861]

Transcript of a letter from J. S. Nimmo to Charles B. Moore. Much of the letter is written as a poem discussing recent news, secession, and slavery, and there is a drawing in pencil of a bearded man on the last page. There is a note written in ink on the first page from Henry S. Moore to Charles. He says that he is mailing this letter along with another from J. B. Harris to him. The note is dated June 11, 1861 in Paris.

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[Transcript of Letter from J. S. Nimmo to Charles B. Moore, March 31, 1861], ark:/67531/metapth203102

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  • March 31, 1861

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  • March 1861 - June 11, 1861

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Nimmo, J. S. & Moore, Henry S. [Letter from J. S. Nimmo to Charles B. Moore, March 31, 1861], letter, March 31, 1861; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth203317/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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