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The Civil War and its Aftermath: Diverse Perspectives
[Letter from Cora M. Dodson to Mary Ann Moore and Family, November 24, 1907]
Date: November 24, 1907
Creator: Dodson, Cora M.
Description: Letter from Cora M. Dodson to Mary Ann Moore and family discussing a recent visit with them. Cora and Madeline have now returned home safely and remembers her trip fondly. There is an envelope addressed to Mrs. Mary Moore, Route 4, Box 25, McKinney, Texas. It is postmarked Dallas, Texas, November 24, 1907, and there is a postmark for McKinney on November 25 on the back.
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Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221769/
[Letters from Alta Berry and J. H. Berry to Claude D. White, April 11, 1909]
Date: April 11, 1909
Creator: Berry, Alta
Description: A pair of letters from J.H. and Alta Berry to Claude White describing their experiences on the family farm, including the hassle of keeping turkeys, health issues, keeping servants, and an early frost that may have ruined a cotton crop.
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Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth207690/
[Letter to Linnet Moore and Family, June 1901]
Date: June 1901
Creator: unknown
Description: Letter from an unknown person to Linnet Moore and family discussing daily events, crops, household chores, and news of family and friends. The letter is dated June 20, 1901 and June 21, 1901. It is torn in several places, making it difficult to read. Some of the pages are numbered, and some are not, so it is unclear if the pages are in the correct order.
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Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth207576/
[Letter from Charles B. Moore to A. S. Priest, August 28, 1900]
Date: August 28, 1900
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Description: Letter from Charles B. Moore to A. S. Priest discussing Charles Moore's declining health and his last wishes should he die in the near future. He mentions a house that he is having built and some things which he wants Mr. Priest to have in the even of his death, and he asks that Mr. Priest not discuss the contents of this letter with Mary or Linnet. Moore also shares something he wrote in his diary the previous night.
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Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth207578/
[Letter to Mary Moore, circa 1909]
Date: 1909~
Creator: unknown
Description: Letter fragment of two pages in which the author talks about hogs, picking cotton, mules and a wagon. The letter does not give details on who wrote it.
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Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth204029/
[Letter from W. H. McGee to Mary Ann Moore, September 18, 1909]
Date: September 18, 1909
Creator: McGee, W. H.
Description: This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by W. H. McGee and is addressed to Mary Ann Moore. In this letter, McGee informs Moore of the goings-on in Sumner County. The news includes: an update on the dry and windy weather which has caused much mess in the home with dust flying everywhere, agricultural news on what has been planted and what is successful at present, a discussion about a dinner McGee and his family had with Alice and Frank Griffin, a dialogue about McGee's son who is growing quickly and is now crawling, details about Aunt Bettie's health, an aside about the rural route which will bring mail to his home, and a discussion about Cousin Lou. McGee closes the letter by stating that he will write soon and more often to Mary Ann Moore.
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[Letter from W. J. McKinley to Mary Ann Moore and Claude D. and Linnet White, November 1907]
Date: November 1907
Creator: McKinley, W. J.
Description: Letter from W. J. McKinley to Mary Ann Moore (addressed as Aunt Mollie) and Claude D. and Linnet White discussing the problems with the economy, his business, Birdie, farming, and the house that he intends to build. He closes by wishing Mary and her family a Merry Christmas and prosperous New Year. He drew a diagram of the house he wants to build at the top of page five. There is an envelope addressed to Mrs. Mary A. Moore in McKinney, Texas and postmarked Gallatin, Tennessee. Part of the date is torn away, but it may be November 24, 1907. There is a postmark for McKinney, Texas on November 27, 1907 on the back.
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[Letter from W. J. McKinley to Friends, September 12, 1907]
Date: September 12, 1907
Creator: McKinley, W. J.
Description: Letter from W. J. McKinley to Friends. He says he doesn't care for writing, but would talk your ear off. He is doing well with his job and expects a raise. He talks about his crops. He is going to buy a sow and then sell her in the fall. After that he wants to go visit them. Mr. Lawrence visited and he wishes they lived closer. He hopes next year will be better for them. He talks about all of their cats. There was an oil leak at the depot. The next litter he has, he is going to send Claude a puppy.
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Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth203982/
[Partial Letter from Sally Thornhill, 1907]
Date: 1907
Creator: Thornhill, Sally
Description: Partial letter written by Sally Thornhill in 1907 to an unknown recipient. On this page of the letter, she states that she will send a send a death notice clipped from a January 18, 1907 newspaper from Robertson County and she discusses the recent weather.
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Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth203988/
[Letter from to Mary Moore, September 13, 1904]
Date: September 13, 1904
Creator: unknown
Description: Letter to Mary Moore in which the author wishes the could visit. She says the goldenrod is blooming.
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Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth203945/