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    <unittitle>Samuel Moore Papers</unittitle>
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      <persname source="ingest">Moore, Samuel</persname>
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    <unitid>MS#0898</unitid>
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      <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English</language>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">236 items</extent>
      <extent altrender="carrier">1 box</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1777/1867" type="inclusive">1777-1867</unitdate>
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    <head>Summary</head>
<p>Correspondence of Moore and others with local and state politicians and friends. A number of the letters are political in nature, some purely personal and family. Also, a number of deeds, bills, and receipts chiefly of Steuben and Sidney, Maine.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <head>Immediate Source of Acquisition</head>
<p>Source of acquisition--Westerfield, Mrs. Jason. Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1952. Accession number--M-52.</p>  </acqinfo>
  <bioghist id="aspace_f4af8aeac7afe2ab444adff7c791f882">
    <head>Biographical / Historical</head>
<p>Postmaster at Steuben, Maine.</p>  </bioghist>
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    <head>Processing Information</head>
<p>Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 08/--/89.</p>  </processinfo>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>This collection has no restrictions.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>This collection is located on-site.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <head>Accruals</head>
<p>Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.</p>  </accruals>
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    <subject source="lcsh">Families -- Maine -- Steuben</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">Real property -- Maine -- Steuben</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">Real property -- Maine -- Sidney</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">Postmasters -- Maine -- Steuben</subject>
    <geogname authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85079918" source="lcsh">Maine -- Politics and government</geogname>
    <famname source="local">Moore family</famname>
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