Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan, Utah 84322-3000
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https://archives.usu.edu/
Robert J. Moore Manuscript Collection
UUS_COLL MSS 559
1 box
.25 linear feet
1860-2021
The Robert J. Moore Collection documents the activities of Robert J. Moore, who served in the U.S. Army during the "Indian Wars" throughout 1869-1873 and later became a Deputy Registration Officer in Stockton, Utah, in 1883-1884 as well as a First Lieutenant and Captain in the Montana National Guard in 1887.
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Robert J. Moore was born in Fleming County, Kentucky, in 1848. At the age of 15, during the Civil War, he enlisted as a Corporal in Kentucky's First Capital Guards
at Frankfort. In 1868, after a few years of farming following the war, he enlisted in the U.S. Army's Second Calvary Regiment for a term of five years.
During most of Moore's enlistment, he was stationed at Fort D. A. Russell (now Warren Air Force Base) near Cheyenne, Wyoming, and he regularly patrolled the
Stillwater-Yellowstone area of Montana and Wyoming. He rose in rank quickly and was promoted to First Sergent of his Troop in 1871. Following his discharge in
1873, Moore settled in Stockton, Utah, where he married and opened a saloon. In 1881, he was hired to lead a freight trip up the Montana Trail where he was able
to search for possible homesteads. Following his return to Stockton, Moore and his family relocated to Dillon, Montana, where he worked as a miner, served as an
under-sheriff, and eventually became a senior Forest Examiner for the Department of Agriculture. The Moores remained in Montana until their mid-70s when they moved
to California to live near their son. Robert Moore died in 1928.
The Robert J. Moore Collection documents the activities of Robert J. Moore, who served in the U.S. Army during the "Indian Wars" throughout 1869-1873 and
later became a Deputy Registration Officer in Stockton, Utah, in 1883-1884 as well as a First Lieutenant and Captain in the Montana National Guard in 1887.
The collection consists of paper materials regarding his time in the Army; his professional activities following the war; and assorted correspondence and other
papers relating to savings, investments, insurance, cemetery plots, and the resolution of Moore's and his wife's estates. The collection is arranged in a single
series and housed in a single document box.
The collection includes a five-page letter to the "Commander of the National Indian War Veterans" in which Moore describes his combat experiences between
1868 and 1873 in Utah and the Yellowstone-Stillwater region of Wyoming and Montana, including battles at Big Popo Agie, Atlantic Gulch, and Miners Delight.
In addition, the collection features Moore's daily diary from 1881, which features a first-hand account of a freighting trip where he led one of the last wagon
trains up the Montana Trail from Salt Lake City to Bozeman and delivered supplies to individual ranchers along the way.
Other items in the collection include Moore's 1871 appointment certificate as First Sergent in the Second Calvary Regiment, his 1873 U.S. Army Discharge
certificate, two 1883-1884 Territory of Utah Certificates appointing him as a Deputy Registration Officer in Stockton, two 1887 Territory of Montana
commissioning certificates appointing him as a First Lieutenant and Captain in the Montana National Guard, a cryptic letter received in 1899 from
Little Trail Creek, a 1912 appointment and follow-up correspondence with lawyers and the Governor of Montana regarding a 1913 lawsuit filed by the
widow of a former mining partner, and a copy of Moore's service record obtained from the National Archives.
This collection is arranged semi-chronologically.
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Robert J. Moore Manuscript Collection must be obtained from the Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Initial Citation: Robert J. Moore Manuscript Collection USU_COLL MSS 559. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.
Following Citations:USU_COLL MSS 559, USUSCA.
Diaries
Military
Moore, Robert J.--Diaries.
Armed Forces--Wyoming.
Armed Forces--Montana.
Armed Forces--Utah.
Indians of North America--Wars.
Robert J. Moore Collection
1860-1938, 2021
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Highlights of collection by Read 'Em Again Books
2021
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Correspondence from Geo. W. Webb to all Pensioners of "Indian Wars"
1927 March 10
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Correspondence from Geo. W. Webb to Robert J. Moore concerning Pension eligibility
1927 March 26
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Correspondence from Robert J. Moore to Col. Geo. W. Webb detailing combat experiences between 1868-1873 during the "Indian Wars"
1927 April 4
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Montana Trail Calendar Diary with transcript
1881
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U.S. Army Discharge Letter
1873 December 3
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U.S. Army First Sergent Appointment
1871 December 11
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Deputy Registration Officer Appointment in Stockton, Tooele County, Utah
1883 May 15
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Deputy Registration Officer Appointment in Stockton, Tooele County, Utah
1884 April 8
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Captain of Infantry in the National Guard of Montana Appointment with envelope
1887 July 22
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First Lieutenant in the National Guard of Montana Appointment
1887 May 7
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Funeral Expenses Recipt
1892 August 8
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Corespondence to Robert J. Moore from Ms. Grace
1899 August 20
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Cemetery Deed to Harriet I. Moore
1910 April 10
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Correspondence from Edwin L. Norris to Robert J. Moore concerning Howes vs. Norris
1913 February 10
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Correspondence to Edwin L Norris with attached correspondence to Gann Peaks & Townley Attorneys at Law concerning Howes vs. Norris
1913 February 25
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Letter of Appointment to Forest Examiner for Robert J. Moore
1913 June 11
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Letter of Appointment to National Forest Examiner for Robert J. Moore
1914 February 7
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First National Bank book for John T. Cox
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Memorandum of Agreement for payment from Robert J. Moore
1918 May 18
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Correspondence between S. H. Draper and Robert J. Moore with envelope
1922 February 4
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Loge of Hazelwood Well on Tract #1
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Deed of Trust issued by the Oakland title insurance and Guaranty Company
1924 November 19
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Pension Receipts
1929 March 4
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National Fire Insurance Company Policy issued to Harriet I. Moore
1932 March 22
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Insurance Policy issued to Harriet I. Moore with R. A. Kolze
1934 March 22
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Insurance Policy Recipt from Harriet I. Moore to James Collins & Company
1932 March 23
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Correspondence from R. A. Kolze to Harriet I Moore Concerning Fire Insurance Policy Change with envelope
1935 February 11
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Informal Will of Harriet I. Moore
1933 September 18
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James Collins & Company Insurance Policy issued to Harriet I. Moore
1932 March 22
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Boston Insurance Compnay Insurance Policy issued to Harriet I. Moore with attached check from Harriet I. Moore
1935 February 11
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Paperwork Concerning the Report of Examination of Safe Deposit Box for Harriet I. Moore
1938 February 24
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Letters Testamentary for Harriet I. Moore
1938 March 15
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Correspondence from E. L. Bailey to Mr. R. H. Moore concerning Reimbursments for Pension Payments with attached Application for Reimbursement
1938 September 7
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First and Final Account of Executor Robert H. Moore of the Estate of Harriet I. Moore
1938 October
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Photocopied documents and Information Concerning Collection
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