Papers, 1761-1894.

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Papers, 1761-1894.

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Papers of Moore, a New York resident who had migrated to Canada with British troops during the French and Indian War and later settled in Orange County, now Person County, N.C.; and papers of his family. Included are deeds and other material relating to lands in Orange, now Person, County from 1770s and later; business letters, legal papers, and financial records of Stephen, his son Phillips Moore, and his grandson Stephen Moore, estate papers, and three items concerning the medical treatment of one of the first Stephen Moore's daughters by Benjamin Rush. There is an account book concerning the elder Moore's business as an outfitter for ships in Quebec, 1757-1770, and the administration of his estate of North Carolina, 1799-1813. A daybook, 1845-1852, relates to the family mercantile business at Mt. Tirzah plantation, Person Co. There is also a genealogical table and a biographical sketch of the family.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6992522

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813

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Benjamin Rush (January 4, 1746 [O.S. December 24, 1745] – April 19, 1813) was a Founding Father of the United States who signed the United States Declaration of Independence, and a civic leader in Philadelphia, where he was a physician, politician, social reformer, humanitarian, and educator and the founder of Dickinson College. Rush attended the Continental Congress. His later self-description there was: "He aimed right." He served as Surgeon General of the Continental Army and became a profess...

Moore, Stephen, 1734-1799

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Resident of Hillsborough District, N.C.; Lt. Col. Of N.C. Militia during Revolutionary War; Prisoner of war held by British, 1780-1781; owner of property at West Point, N.Y., that U.S. government purchased in 1790 for U.S. Military Academy; soldier during French and Indian War; husband of Grisey Phillips; grandson of John Moore. From the description of Stephen Moore papers, 1763-1963; (bulk, 1763-1797). (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 41063070 ...

Moore, Phillips.

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Moore family.

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