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Bellows Falls, Vt., 1 Sept., 1853, in early life was a printer in Concord, N. H., and in 1823 became a bookseller and publisher. He edited the “New Hampshire Journal” in 1826-'9, from the latter year till 1833 was sheriff of Merrimack county, and in 1839 edited the “New York Daily Whig.” For four years he was a government clerk at Washington, D. C., then became librarian to the New York historical society, and from 1849 till 1853 he was postmaster of San Francisco, Cal. His principal works are “Collections, Topographical, Historical, and Biographical, relating principally to New Hampshire,” in which he was assisted by John Farmer, and which was one of the first publications devoted to local history in this country (3 vols., Concord, 1822-'4); “A Gazetteer of the State of New Hampshire” (1823); “Annals of Concord, with a Memoir of the Penacook Indians” (1823-'6); “Laws of Trade in the United States” (1840); and “Memoirs of American Governors” (1846). The last-named work was left uncompleted, but was designed to embrace all the pre-Revolutionary, colonial, and provincial governors. — Another son, Henry Eaton, musical composer, b. in Andover, N. H., 31 July, 1803; d. in East Cambridge, Mass., 23 Oct., 1831, was apprenticed as a printer to Gov. Isaac Hill. He established and edited the “Grafton Journal” in Plymouth, N. H., in 1824-'6, and subsequently taught music in Concord, N. H., and in Cambridge, Mass. A short time before his death he began the publication of the Boston “Eoliad,” a weekly musical journal. His publications include “The Musical Catechism” (Concord, N. H., 1829); “The New Hampshire Collection of Church Music” (1832); “The Merrimack Collection of Instrumental and Martial Music” (1833); “The National Choir, a Collection of Anthems and Set Pieces” (1834); and “The Northern Harp” (1837). — Another son, John Weeks, musical editor, b. in Andover, N. H., 11 April, 1807, was educated at Concord high-school and Plymouth academy, became a printer, and was connected with several journals. In 1834 he established the first musical newspaper in New Hampshire, and he afterward edited “The World of Music,” a quarto, “The Musical Library,” a folio, and the “Daily News.” His musical publications include “Vocal and Instrumental Instructor” (Bellows Falls, Vt., 1843); “Sacred Minstrel” (1848); “Complete Encyclopædia of Music, Elementary, Technical, Historical, Biographical, Vocal, and Instrumental” (1854); “American Collection of Instrumental Music” (1856); “Star Collection of Instrumental Music” (1858); “Appendix to Encyclopedia of Instrumental Music” (Manchester, N. H., 1858); “Musical Record” (5 vols., 1867-'70); and “Songs and Song-Writers of America” (200 numbers, 1859-'80). He is also the author of “Historical, Biographical, and Miscellaneous Gatherings relative to Printers, Printing, Publishing of Books, Newspapers, Magazines, and other Literary Productions from 1820 to 1886” (1886), a second volume of which is now (1888) in preparation. — The second Jacob Bailey's son, George Henry, author, b. in Concord, N. H., 20 April, 1823; d. in New York city, 5 May, 1892, was graduated at the university of New York in 1842, became assistant librarian to the New York historical society in 1841, librarian in 1849, and on 3 Oct., 1872, superintendent and trustee of the Lenox library, which position he held till his death. The University of New York has given him the degree of LL. D. He is the author of “The Treason of Charles Lee” (New York, 1858), which is an account of the military career of Lee in this country, with documents in Lee's handwriting that had not previously appeared in print, which were conclusive evidence of his treasonable designs. (See Lee, Charles.) Dr. Moore's other works are “Employment of Negroes in the Revolutionary Army” (1862); “Notes on the History of Slavery in Massachusetts” (1866); “Notes on the Witchcraft in Massachusetts” (1883-'5); “Washington as an Angler” (1887), and numerous pamphlets. — Another son, Frank, editor, b. in Concord, N. H., 17 Dec., 1828, removed to New York city, was assistant secretary of legation in Paris in 1869-'72, and in 1876-'7 conducted “The Record of the Year,” a monthly magazine published in New York. He has edited “Songs and Ballads of the American Revolution” (New York, 1856); “Cyclopædia of American Eloquence” (1857); “Diary of the American Revolution” (2 vols., 1860); “Materials for History” (1861); “The Rebellion Record,” a collection of documents, reports, descriptions, poetry, anecdotes, and other contemporaneous matter relating to the civil war (12 vols., 1861-'5); “Lyrics of Loyalty” (1864); “Rebel Rhymes and Rhapsodies” (1864); “Personal and Political Ballads” (1864); “Speeches of Andrew Johnson, with a Biographical Introduction” (1865); “Life and Speeches of John Bright” (Boston, 1865); “Women of the War, 1861-'6” (Hartford, 1866); and “Songs and Ballads of the Southern People, 1861-'5,” a collection of war songs (New York, 1887).


MOORE, James, governor of South Carolina, b. in Ireland about 1640 ; d. in Charleston, S. C, in 1729. He was the descendant of Roger Moore, the leader of the Irish rebellion in 1640. He emigrated to this covmtry in 1665, settled in Charleston, S. C, and in 1700 was governor of the state. He married in the year after his arrival the daughter of Sir John Yeamans. They had ten children. — Their son, James, soldier, b. in Charleston. S. C., in 1667; d. near Cape Fear. N. C. 10 Nov., 1740, early acquired military renown in his campaigns against the Indians. In 1702 he undertook an expedition against the Spaniards in St. Augustine, Fla., that proved unsuccessful and entailed a heavy burden on the colony, to meet which the first paper money used in South Carolina was issued under the name of bills of credit. The next year he commanded an expedition against the Appalachian Indians, who had done great injury in the Cape Fear. N. C., region, completely subdued them, and in 1713 was in charge of the forces that were sent by Gov. Charles Craven to the aid of the settlers, whose lands had been ravaged by the Tuscaroras. In 1719. on the deposition of Robert Johnson, he was elected governor of the state, the office the latter had occupied; Arthur Middleton succeeded him the same year, and Moore subsequently became attorney-general and judge of the admiralty court, and was speaker, of the South Carolina assembly in 1731-'5. fie removed to North Carolina about 1735, and settled near Cape Fear. — Another son, Manrice, soldier, b. in Charleston. S. C, about 1670 ; d. in Cape Fear, N. C, after 1740, accompanied his brother James in his expedition against the Cape Fear Indians in 1713, commanded a troop of horse under Gov. Charles Eden, and did good service against the Indians. He was one of the first settlers of the Cape Fear region. — Maurice's son, Manrice, jurist, b. in Brunswick county, N. C, in 1735; d. in Wilmington, N. C., 15 Jan., 1777. early won reputation at the bar, and was one of the three colonial judges of North Carolina at the beginning of the Revolution, having been appointed with Richard Henderson and Martin Howard in March, 1758. He joined the patriot cause at the beginning of the straggle, de-