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[Letter from John Dowell, April 20, 1876]

Description: Letter from John Dowell notifying the recipient of the new legislation on pensions for the soldiers or volunteers of the war between Texas and Mexico. Dowell is offering his services if the recipient believes that he qualifies for the pension.
Date: 1876-04-20~
Creator: Dowell, John
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen H. Darden to Montague County, April 9, 1875]

Description: Transcript of a letter Stephen Heard Darden, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas to Presiding Justice of Montague County about debts drawn on Levi Perryman, Sheriff, for assessing taxes. The justices will have to decide amongst themselves how the funds will be divided.
Date: April 9, 1875
Creator: Darden, Stephen Heard
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen H. Darden to Levi Perryman, August 14, 1875]

Description: Transcript of a letter from Stephen H. Darden to Levi Perryman asking him to send in vouchers so he can be reimbursed for conveyance of convicts. Note added to bottom says not to lose the letter. The signature is illegible.
Date: August 4, 1875
Creator: Darden, Stephen Heard
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Transcript of Letter from L. Dills to Levi Perryman, January 21, 1879]

Description: Transcript of a letter from Dills at Hare & Head Attorneys and Counselors at Law to Levi Perryman asking for $40.00 to be sent in the matter of Didrick vs. Hamilton by either P.O. order or registered letter.
Date: January 21, 1879
Creator: Dills
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from John C. Cooper, March 15, 1873]

Description: Letter on Office of Agricultural Insurance Company letterhead from Uncle John C. Cooper to nephew Hamilton K. Redway stating that he will be sending $5.00 as a small token. He wishes it to be placed in a bank to earn the best interest and be given to Hamilton's little son, R.C.K., when he reaches the age of 21. If he doesn't live to 21 , Hamilton is free to do what he thinks best with the money.
Date: March 15, 1873
Creator: Cooper, John C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from F. H. Kollock to H. K. Redway, January 6, 1876]

Description: Letter from F. H. Kollock to H. K. Redway which states that Kollock has enclosed the warranty deed from J. Q. Brigham. Kollock details that he has also included the certificate of register of deeds from the county, showing that the mortgage has been "satisfied of record."
Date: January 6, 1876
Creator: Kollock, F. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from F. H. Kollock to H. K. Redway, October 5, 1875]

Description: Letter from F. H. Kollock to H. K. Redway detailing a real estate agreement made between J. Q. Brigham and H. K. Redway. Kollock is requesting signatures on the promissory notes for the mortgage. Kollock also states that Brigham has signed the deed and has given the document to him, awaiting the signed notes and a draft from Redway. He relays to Redway that once he receives the "properly signed" notes and a $600.00 draft, he will send the deed to him.
Date: October 5, 1875
Creator: Kollock, F. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Minnie Redway to Caroline B. Tate, August 10, 1875]

Description: Letter from Minnie Redway to her maternal grandmother Caroline B. Tate discussing news about what has been happening at home and in Washington. Minnie's mother, Loriette C. Redway, includes a small note to her mother in the letter.
Date: August 10, 1875
Creator: Redway, Minnie
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Thomas Willis, J. P. to Levi Perryman, September 26, 1879]

Description: Letter from Thomas Willis, Justice of the Peace for Cooke County, precinct 4 asking for the money collected for execution from Honorable P. Williams, D. H. Edwards to W.T. Roberts, attorney at law.
Date: September 26, 1879
Creator: Willis, Thomas
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from L. Dills to Levi Perryman, January 21, 1879]

Description: Letter from Dills at Hare & Head Attorneys and Counselors at Law to Levi Perryman. The letter is asking Perryman to send $40.00, regarding the matter of Didrick vs. Hamilton, to the attorney's office by either P.O. order or registered letter.
Date: January 21, 1879
Creator: Dills
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from M.D. Herbert to Levi Perryman, February 12, 1879]

Description: Letter from M.D. Herbert, District Clerk of Montague County, to Levi Perryman stating that as far as he was concerned he should receipt Mr. John C. Downey for the same.
Date: February 12, 1879
Creator: Herbert, M. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from W. H. Perryman, May 2, 1875]

Description: Receipt of J. M. Bowers for the sum of $9.94 due for the case of Naiddison vs A. Perryman.
Date: May 2, 1875
Creator: Perryman, W. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter, July 2, 1872]

Description: This document is from the Charels B. Moore Collection. It is a letter by Charles B. Moore that is badly torn and unintelligible. Keywords deciphered from the visible writing include: Ziza, bushel weight, thrasher weight, number of bushels which was 38, Rowlett Creek, wheat, Baltimore, cotton prospects, emigration, Henry and Clarence, and Mill. In the letter's closing, Moore states that the receipeint should write to him and Ziza.
Date: July 2, 1872
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from H. S. Moore to Charles, July 28, 1872]

Description: The author says that everyone is doing fine. They had a little bit of horse trouble, some of the horses got scared and loose and ran away. They were able to recover the horses though. The author went hunting in Cooke county, which didn't go well, but he found a bee tree.
Date: July 28, 1872
Creator: Moore, H. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Charles B. Moore to Will Boyd, November 3, 1873]

Description: Letter from Charles B. Moore in Collin County to Will Boyd, Phelps, Missouri discussing the poor crops that year, including corn and wheat and the slightly better cotton. He discusses the large volume of emigrants entering the area looking for cheap land who are willing to work. He mentions a visit from Uncle Bill Moore from Atlanta, Aunt Polly Winham from Jerseyville, Illinois, and other family members.
Date: November 3, 1873
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from George B. Buckler to Charles B. Moore, November 7, 1873]

Description: Letter from George Buckler? saying that he had fallen off a wagon and was unable to come into town. He was no longer able to work as a teacher because the government was too unreliable to pay him a salary. He was owed for three months work already and the pay would only be $50.00 in greenbacks which was not enough remuneration.
Date: November 7, 1873
Creator: Buckler, George B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Harriet C. Griffin]

Description: A letter from Harriet C. Griffin of Olathe, KS to Charles B. Moore in response to a letter he had written her bringing up a potential marriage between them.
Date: June 2, 1874
Creator: Grffin, Harriet C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Mrs. C. Snelling]

Description: Letter from Mrs. C. Snelling of Olathe, KS to Charles B. Moore in regards to a missed visit, and his correspondence with Ms. Harriet C. Griffin. A note on the enveloper reads: "Mrs. C. Snelling; Recvd Sept 16th; 1874."
Date: September 7, 1874
Creator: Snelling, Mrs. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Helen Duncan]

Description: Letter from Helen Duncan to Charles B. Moore declining to consider marriage with him because he is an old bachelor. The letter sends news of the family and includes a "warning" story about another old bachelor who married a widow.
Date: December 8, 1874
Creator: Duncan, Helen
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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