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Jacob Bailey Moore (October 31, 1797 – September 1, 1853) was an American journalist,
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, newspaper editor and historical writer. He also was elected to the
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(state legislature) and was deputy postmaster of
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Biography

Moore's ancestors emigrated to the United States from Scotland. His father (born in
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, September 5, 1772; died in
Andover, New Hampshire Andover is a New England town, town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,406 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Andover includes the villages of Cilleyville, Potter ...
, January 10, 1813), who had the same name, was a physician. The elder Moore studied medicine, settled in Andover in 1796, and practiced successfully until 1812, when he was appointed surgeon's mate in the
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. The elder Moore wrote verses and numerous newspaper articles, and composed several pieces of music that were published in
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's ''Columbian Repository''. Dictionary of American biography, 1932, v. 13, p. 127 Moore was born in 1797 in Andover, New Hampshire. He became an apprentice under Isaac Hill in 1813 and learned the printer's trade at
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. The two men became partners publishing the ''New Hampshire Patriot'', but ended their partnership in 1823 due to political differences, Moore being a supporter of
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while Hill supported
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. Moore was one of the founders of the
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(established in 1823) and was that organization's first librarian. Later, he engaged in editorial work and edited the ''New Hampshire Journal'' from 1826 until 1829, when he was elected sheriff of
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. He was elected to the
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in 1828, but resigned shortly after being elected. Moore was elected a member of the
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in 1821. In 1839, he moved to New York City and edited the ''Daily Whig''. Moore was a clerk employed by the
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in
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, 1841–1845, then returned to New York and served as librarian of the
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from 1845 to 1849. In 1850, he was named deputy postmaster of
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by President
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. Moore's brother Henry Eaton Moore was a composer, and another brother,
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, edited musical publications. Moore married Mary Adams Hill, a sister of Isaac Hill, in 1820—the couple had two daughters and four sons. Of their children,
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was an author and librarian, Frank was a journalist, and Charles and another son also named Jacob were granted patents for early
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s. Moore died in 1853 at the home of his brother John in
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. A painting of Moore by Helena Smith Dayton—made in 1947 as a reproduction of an original portrait in the San Francisco Post Office—is in the collection of the New Hampshire Historical Society.
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at
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has several boxes of Moore's papers in its archives.


Publications

Moore's numerous publications include: *
A Topographical and Historical Sketch of the Town of Andover
' (1822) *''Collections, Topographical, Historical and Biographical, Relating Principally to New Hampshire'' (c. 1822–1823), with John Farmer
Vol. 1Vol. 2Vol. 3
— one of the first publications devoted to local history in the United States *
Gazetteer of the State of New Hampshire
' (1823), with John Farmer *
Annals of the Town of Concord
' (1824) : includes ''A Memoir of the Penacook Indians'' by John Farmer *''Laws of Trade in the United States'' (1840) *
Memoirs of American Governors
' (1846) *
Lives of the Governors of New Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay
' (1848)


Sources

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External links

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includes important compilations of pamphlets that were assembled by Jacob Bailey Moore. {{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Jacob Bailey 1797 births 1853 deaths 19th-century American historians 19th-century American newspaper editors 19th-century American male writers People from Andover, New Hampshire American non-fiction writers American male journalists New Hampshire sheriffs Historians from New Hampshire Librarians from New Hampshire Editors of New York (state) newspapers 19th-century members of the New Hampshire General Court