[Letter from Elvira and Bettie J. Moore to Charles B. Moore and Sabina and Maria Rucker, February 8, 1862]

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Letter from Elvira and Bettie J. Moore to Charles B. Moore and Sabina and Maria Rucker discussing latest news of family and friends. Elvira writes that there has been a lot of sickness lately and some deaths.

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Moore, Elvira & Moore, Bettie J. February 8, 1862.

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Letter from Elvira and Bettie J. Moore to Charles B. Moore and Sabina and Maria Rucker discussing latest news of family and friends. Elvira writes that there has been a lot of sickness lately and some deaths.

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[2] p. ; 26 x 20 cm.

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Bettie is likely a nickname for Elizabeth Moore. She and Elvira the sisters of Charles Moore and Sabina Rucker. Maria is Sabina's daughter.

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Transcript of a letter from Elvira and Bettie J. Moore to Charles B. Moore and Sabina and Maria Rucker discussing latest news of family and friends. Elvira writes that there has been a lot of sickness lately and some deaths.

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  • February 8, 1862

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Moore, Elvira & Moore, Bettie J. [Letter from Elvira and Bettie J. Moore to Charles B. Moore and Sabina and Maria Rucker, February 8, 1862], letter, February 8, 1862; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth203336/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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