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Hannah Ramsay in <strong>Missouri</strong> regarding life in California. Also includes a notebook of<br />

expenditures, recipes, etc. kept by Hannah Ramsay Moore, 1851-1859.<br />

Cite as: Meredith T. Moore Papers, <strong>Missouri</strong> His<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>Museum</strong> Archives, St. Louis.<br />

A1097<br />

Moore, Thomas Anderson (1838-1915).<br />

Collection, 1819-1916. 2 boxes<br />

Thomas Anderson Moore was born Oc<strong>to</strong>ber 31, 1838, in Scion, Harrison County, Ohio. He<br />

married Clara Pilcher (1845-1890) shortly before his enlistment in <strong>the</strong> Civil War. During <strong>the</strong><br />

war, Moore served with <strong>the</strong> 33rd <strong>Missouri</strong> Infantry, and was seriously wounded on July 4, 1863,<br />

at Helena, Arkansas. Following <strong>the</strong> war Moore worked as a carpenter in St. Louis. He died June<br />

16, 1915, at Kirkwood, <strong>Missouri</strong>.<br />

Collection consists primarily of correspondence documenting family affairs and <strong>the</strong> Civil<br />

War from 1862 <strong>to</strong> 1865. The Moore Family Correspondence Series consists primarily of<br />

correspondence between Thomas and his wife, Clara, and also includes correspondence from<br />

Thomas' fa<strong>the</strong>r, James. The letters regard family affairs and Thomas' service during <strong>the</strong> Civil<br />

War. The Moore Family Papers Series consists of various papers o<strong>the</strong>r than correspondence<br />

regarding <strong>the</strong> Moore and Pilcher families, including reminiscences and genealogies. It is<br />

unknown why <strong>the</strong> bank ledger, Kennerly journal, and ledger of Stagg & Bro<strong>the</strong>r were in <strong>the</strong><br />

possession of Thomas Anderson Moore. The Bar<strong>to</strong>n Family Correspondence Series consists<br />

entirely of letters from various family members in Montgomery County, <strong>Missouri</strong>, <strong>to</strong> John M.<br />

Bar<strong>to</strong>n while he served with <strong>the</strong> 33rd <strong>Missouri</strong> Infantry during <strong>the</strong> Civil War. According <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

correspondence regarding <strong>the</strong> collection, John Bar<strong>to</strong>n gave his correspondence <strong>to</strong> Thomas<br />

Anderson Moore <strong>to</strong> return <strong>to</strong> his family.<br />

Finding aid available.<br />

Cite as: Thomas Anderson Moore Collection, <strong>Missouri</strong> His<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>Museum</strong> Archives, St. Louis.<br />

A2513<br />

Moorhead and Company (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania).<br />

Price List, 1880. 1 item<br />

Price list of Moorhead and Company, Soho Iron Mills, manufacturers of galvanized, Juniata,<br />

charcoal and common sheet iron. Company name changed <strong>to</strong> Moorhead-McCleane Co.<br />

Cite as: Moorhead and Company Price List, <strong>Missouri</strong> His<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>Museum</strong> Archives, St. Louis.<br />

A2302<br />

Morgan, Thomas B.<br />

Papers 1891-1895. 2 boxes; 1 oversize folder<br />

Thomas B. Morgan was born February 15, 1868. He worked as a salesman for A.H. Fuchs, a<br />

milliner based in St. Louis, and traveled throughout <strong>Missouri</strong>, Kansas, and Arkansas for work.<br />

He was a descendant of <strong>the</strong> Clamorgans, a prominent local African American family. He died<br />

June 23, 1940, in St. Louis.<br />

The collection consists of personal and business correspondence, travel and business receipts,<br />

business cards, expense books, and o<strong>the</strong>r work-related and personal ephemera.<br />

Finding aid available.<br />

Cite as: Thomas B. Morgan Papers, <strong>Missouri</strong> His<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>Museum</strong> Archives, St. Louis.<br />

A2472<br />

Morgan Tire Pump.

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