August 14, 1863: John Riddle Warner to Jennie Craig Warne

Rev. John Riddle Warner and Jennie Craig Warner were the grandparents of the poet Marianne Moore. During the Civil War they lived in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Jennie would die of typhoid in September 1863.

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Yesterday about an hour after I got dinner, John Kennedy called to see me—whom I was compelled to tell I could not entertain. He is Chaplain of the Regiments stationed here—is from Port Richmond Phila and is one of the vainest & most conceited creatures I ever knew. but so plausible and polished that had you been here & I not, you would have been “in for a time of him.” I know all about him through the news—delivered it—and knew that when he once gets into a place, it is almost impossible to get him out. I could not but congratulate my self on the escape I made.

Citation: John Riddle Warner, autograph letter signed to Jennie Craig Warner. Gettysburg, Pa.; 14 August 1863. Moore VI:05:21