Joel Moody papers, circa 1856 - 1917

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Joel Moody papers, circa 1856 - 1917

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/720652333

The collection consists of handwritten and typed notes for and drafts of addresses, articles, poetry, and other writings by Moody, on topics ranging from the American Revolution--especially Thomas Paine--to Dante Gabriel Rossetti to Christianity and man's place in the world. Also in the collection are letters sent to Moody, particularly from Washington D.C. from William Henry Burr; a volume Moody used in the 1850s-1860s before and after he moved to Kansas containing accounting information, as well as philosophical thoughts on law among other matters; letters to Joel's second wife Ella after his death; copies of documents from the Revolutionary War era; newspaper clippings; and an office docket from the 1880s to keep track of legal cases in which Moody acted. Much of the material regards Moody's and Burr's belief that Thomas Paine was the anonymous author Junius, who published in an English newspaper in the 1760s-1770s as a Whig critical of the practices of the English Parliament and royalty.

1.25 cubic feet (4 boxes).

Kansas State Historical Society

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Moody, Joel, 1833-1914

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Joel Moody was born in New Brunswick province, Canada, in 1833, though he grew up in Illinois in what would later be St. Charles, on the Fox River. He was educated at Oberlin College in Ohio and at the University of Michigan and eventually began working as a lawyer in Columbus, Ohio. While still in the state he married Elizabeth King of Oberlin. In 1858 Moody and his wife moved to Leavenworth, Kansas. They did not remain there long, going to Woodson County and then Mound City, Linn County. While...

Junius, 18th cent.

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Junius, anonymous British political essayist. Marriot Arbuthnot, British naval officer, commissioner of the navy at Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1776, and commander of the North American fleet from 1779 to 1781. William Woodfall, younger brother of Henry Sampson Woodfall, parliamentary reporter and dramatic critic. From the description of Junius letters and William Woodfall letters, [1779]-1802. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77584087 ...

Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809

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Political theorist, New York. From the description of Letter, 1779 Jan. 17. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 476963318 Thomas Paine, English author and revolutionary. From the guide to the Thomas Paine manuscript material : 1 item, 1788, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Revolutionary pamphleteer, author of Common Sense and The Rights of Man. From the description of ALS, [1803] ...

Burr, William Henry, 1819-1908

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