(5) Adam and Anne Mott, by Thomas C Cornell
Page from the book Adam and Ann Mott showing date of birth and marriage of Lindley Murray Moore

(6)  Adam and Anne Mott, by Thomas C. Cornell, pg 112 
Letter from James Mott, Senior to Adam and Anne Mott 8 mo 13, 1819
“We, a few weeks ago, had a visit from J. Everingham and A. U. Mott. They informed us that Lindley M Moore called on them a few days before, on his way to Canada. I hope he will want to see us enough to take Skaneateles on his way home, and see whether he will not like the lake, and the good land around it, as well as Canada.

(7) Letter from Abigail Mott Moore to Edward Mott Moore, 5th mo 1st 1834.  Letter on file at the University of Rochester with the Edward Mott Moore Papers.
"Well, Rochester is a city and its respective officers are appointed - the Jacksons 'carried the day in every word,' the total majority 24%, old Lunt challenged thy father's vote, and he was obliged to affirm that he had become naturalized."

(8) Letter from Lindley and Abigail Moore to Edward Mott Moore, 6th mo 22nd, 1834.  Letter on file at the University of Rochester with the Edward Mott Moore Papers.

(9) Letter from Lindley Murray Moore to Edward Mott Moore, 11th mo 21st, 1847.  Letter on file at the University of Rochester with the Edward Mott Moore Papers.

(10) University of Rochester  http://www.lib.rochester.edu/index.cfm?PAGE=2307

(11) Notable Men of Rochester and Vicinity, 1902

(12) Letter from Lindley and Abigail Moore to Edward Mott Moore, 5th mo, 5th, 1834.   Letter on file at the University of Rochester with the Edward Mott Moore Papers.

(13) Letter from Abigail and Lindley Moore to Edward Mott Moore, 5th mo 5th, 1834.  Letter on file at the University of Rochester with the Edward Mott Moore Papers.

"Thou probably recollects that it was promised and advertised last fall that the school at the corners should be a free school - thou also remembers Met - the new trustee appointed Dr Hall as collector for the old school - bill, well, they also authorized him to collect the bills for the present winter and made our a bill of 70$ - rather a singular free school. - Dixon’s children went a part of the time - Thomas 8 weeks and Ann 5 weeks and now Dixons bill is $2.75 there are many others quite as much out of the way as that, some and indeed most of them say they will not pay it. (Handwriting changes to Lindley’s) Mother has not told thee how I am circumstanced in this whole business at the Landing. It seems they have made out a tax of eight dollars for wood, which thou mayst recollect was not voted by the district, but 3 dollars for repairs were voted. They added the 3 dolls voted by the district to the 8 dolls laid by themselves contrary to law, making 11 dolls and of this 11 dolls they taxed me $2.40 - this, I suppose, was to revenge me for telling Avery & his crew so many plain & home things on Sabbath schools, etc. Dr Hall called on me to know what I would do as he was under the necessity of making returns within 30 days. I told him I should not submit to injustice & therefore would not pay it until I was obliged to do so. He accordingly levied on a two year old heifer yesterday, and I went to Rochester in the afternoon and got out a summons for Avery, Gidding & Peter. I am to have a hearing before Justice Alexander the 16th inst. I understand the whole district nearly refuse to pay their school bills. I thought I was willing to take the lead & settle the principle, for there are a number of poor people who are unable to sustain the expense of a suit. We will inform thee of the result when it is decided."

Letter from Abigail Mott Moore to Edward Mott Moore, 5th mo , 1st, 1834.  Letter on file at the University of Rochester with the Edward Mott Moore Papers.
"In my last I told thee something respecting a law suit which was then pending between thy father and our trustees, and believe they had got as far as to meet and adjourn to the next week. Well accordingly they met on the following 7th day -  the trustees with a new lawyer, they demanded a jury trial, which the Justice was obliged to grant - and accordingly sent out a young constable to summon 6 men to act on the occasion, which was soon accomplished, Lunt and 3 more of the same stamp, and fortunately for thy father the other 2 were honest men - they received their discharge from the Justice, and retired to the room allotted for them, the respective parties remained in and about the office to hear the discussion until 9 oclock, when thy father came home quite disheartened, knowing that the majority was against him, and fearing that the others two would hardly be willing to sit there until 12 oclock at night (as the next day was first day) but contrary to his expectations, they were honest enough to stick to them until 12 oclock and then they reported that they could not agree, of course a new trial must take place - the 3rd day following they came together again - the trustees with the third Lawyer, who took up most of the afternoon in attempting to ridicule the motive which actuated thy father in entering this suit, as a specimen of his eloquence & argumentative powers, mark the following sentences - “If I was as rich as Mr Moore I would not be seen engaged in such a petty suit as this, just because he had a cow levied upon - because Dr Hall happened to go in his field and scare one of his cows” And then by way of excuse for him, for giving them (the lawyers) so much trouble he said “ I always admired the character of the Friends they are so pacific in their turn - seldom going to law with their neighbors and never seeking occasion for strife - but Mr Moore appears to be so ignorant of the rules and regulations of the Society that I suppose he was brought up, and has lived most of his life away one side, and has not associated but little with the society” - This is sufficient to show thee the character Bishop’s (father’s lawyer) antagonist. His manner fully corresponded with his ideas - he stood with one foot, a part of the time, on the stove without a coat, - and his pantaloons needed a few stitches to make them decent - After he had got through - Bishop arose and made some suitable remarks on the occasion, and the jury returned - but soon returned with judgment against the trustees. Those of our neighbors who are favorable to good order rejoice greatly that Avery has for once been made to bow, there is another suit coming on in a few days."

(14)   A history of Haverford College for the first sixty years of its existence.  Porter & Coates, 1892   pg 187-8

(15) Abigail Mott Moore to Edward Mott Moore, Rochester 2 mo 18, 1839.  Letter on file with the Edward Mott Moore Papers at the University of Rochester.

 "How dost thou feel about father’s engaging another year in the High School, devoting his whole time and talents for a salary of $600 or at most $700 a year, and what is most trying to me is his being prevented from attending meetings of any description except on first days, of course, he of no use in society matters, and where that is the case we soon loose our interest in these things. This view of the subject is a source of no small anxiety to me; I had much rather see him a plain simple farmer than a gentleman teaching under such circumstances. He has two months more to keep before his year is up, and what he is to do for an assistant during that time he knows not."  Later in the letter she is writing about the legal battles.  " ----  at present it is a heavy draw upon thy father with all this other difficulties and I assume but from that it will prove a heavy loss to us. With regard to ourselves, I think I should prefer going on the little farm to any other movement which we can make at present, but this does not suit thy father "

(16) Letter from Lindley Murray Moore to Edward Mott Moore, June 30, 1850.  Letter on file at the University of Rochester with the Edward Mott Moore Papers.

(17) Will of Lindley M Moore

Will  page 1

Will page 2

Will  page 3

Will of Lindley M Moore

"I Lindley M Moor of the City of Rochester, Do make, publish & declare this, my last will & testament, in manner following, that is to say

First, I give & devise & bequeath to my son Edward M. Moore a note for five hundred dollars given by him to me, being the only note given by him to me.

Second.  I give & devise & bequeath to my daughter Ann M Haines a note for sixteen hundred & fifty dollars, being the only note given by Emmor Haines to me.

Third.  I give & devise & bequeath to my daughter Ann M. Haines, my library.

Fourth.  I give, devise & bequeath to my son Edward M Moor my interest in the Sandy Creek Farm in the town of Hamlin, Monroe Co. State of New York.

Fifth.  I give and divisive & bequeath to my grandson Walter C. Moore the sum of one hundred dollars.  Also to my grandson Edward D. Moore the like sum of one hundred dollars.  Also to my grandson Crowell Murray Moore the sum of one hundred dollars.

Sixth.  I give and devise and bequeath the remainder of my personal property to be equally divided between my son Edward M Moore & my daughter Ann M. Haines.

Eight.  I hereby nominated and appoint my son Edward m Moore and my son in law Emmor Haines the executor this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills made by me.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal this twelfth day of August one thousand eight hundred and seventy one."

He died five days later.

(18)  History of Haverford College for the First Sixty Years of its Existence, 1892

"The Committee on the Reorganization of the School --  called a special meeting of the board 2nd month 15th, 1848, and recommended Lindley Murray Moore for Principal and Teacher of English Literature. -- He was then at the close of his sixtieth year.  He was a portly man of commanding height and mien, of benevolent countenance and expressive features.  -- His surviving daughter, Ann M. Haines, says of him: 'He was a Friend by birth and conviction, a great lover of the bible, and very familiar with it.  He rarely failed to give chapter and verse to any one who asked where to find Scripture passages; he was nevertheless, untinged by sectarianism, and always took a strong interest in everything that would advance the cause of Christ in every denomination.'  He had married Abigail L Mott (the niece of Richard Mott, the well-known Friend and minister), 8th month 19th, 1813, and after a married life of thirty-five years had been parted from her by death about eighteen months before taking charge of Haverford.

Lindley Murray Moore's experience as an educator had been wide and varied.  At seventeen an accident confined him for some months to the house.  During this enforced quiet he developed a strong love for study, and was sent to school at Sandwich, Mass.  By teaching he here helped himself to pay for further study for a few years.  He afterward taught at Nine Partners Boarding-School, of New York Yearly Meeting.  He next kept his own private school in Rahway, N.J., for three years.  From thence he went to New York to take charge of the Friends' Monthly Meeting School, on the grounds of the Meeting House, in Pearl Street below Oak from 1815 to 1821.  His salary which at first was $1,200, as time grew harder and harder was made, successively, $1,000 and $800. Induced to quit the city by bad health, and perchance by failing income, he opened, in the spring of 1821, a private boarding-school for boys at Flushing, L. I., which he moved to the village of Westchester, N.Y., in the autumn of 1827, and continued until 1830.  This undertaking having been prosperous, he abandoned teaching, and established himself as a farmer in easy circumstances, on a fine farm of 170 acres, now in the city of Rochester.  In the flush times of 1836 he was induced to sell his farm, and soon after lost all his property.  He then became a teacher in a public school at Rochester.  Death and marriage scattered his family, and the death of his wife in 1846 having broken up his home, he went to Providence to teach in Friends' Boarding-School, and then to Haverford, as we have seen.  He afterward made his home in Rochester with his son, Dr. E. M. Moore, and died 8th month 14th, 1871.

Those who have known will lovingly remember this genial gentleman.  His scholars will not soon forget his kindly ways, nor his friendship for Horace Greeley and the principles of the Free Soil Party, nor the sonorous tones with which he repeated the verses of Milton and other English poets, although an amused smile may suffuse their faces when they recollect how he discouraged their efforts at smoking tobacco, while hiding his own, or when they revert to some of his eccentric methods, more appropriate to the boarding-school than to the college.  He had a way of affixing to each offence a letter which designated it as 'n,' for 'negligent,' etc. and at the morning collection would read out the names of offenders, each with the appropriate letter.  One morning he determined to make an impression on a boy notorious for his laziness, and called out 'John --- t.,' which was an unfamiliar letter in this vocabulary. All eyes were, of course, turned upon John, wondering what heinous crime he had been guilty of, when Friend Moore announced in stentorian tones that 't' stood for 'tardy,' making it the text for a lecture to the offender which he did not soon forget. The fact that it was the custom of 'Super,' as the boys irreverently called him, to wander about the corridors of Founders' Hall after bedtime, in slippered feet, did not deter the students from many a roguish escapade, visiting each other's rooms, tying toes to bedposts, and flitting like sheeted ghosts from place to place between his rounds.  On one occasion, he had sentenced a boy to incarceration, during study hours, in one of the class-rooms on the first floor, from which there was a descent of, perhaps, ten feet to the area below.  During the morning Friend Moore was walking around the house, and caught his prisoner in the act of climbing down and attempting to escape.  Confronting the delinquent, he repeated the lines from Virgil--

and required him to perform the more difficult feat of climbing back into the window.  But those incidents only gave spice to Haverford life.  And it perhaps was well that Haverford reopened under the attractive influence of this fine old man."

(19)   Buried Mt Hope Cemetery

Mary H, Moore, Lindley M Moore Jr., Abigail L Mott Moore, Lindley Murray Moore, Edward Mott Moore (left to right)

Buried Mt Hope Cemetery Section G  Lot 40