[Letters from Matilda Dodd and Adelitia McGee to the Moore Family, August 15, 1888] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [Letters from Matilda Dodd and Adelitia McGee to the Moore Family, August 15, 1888]
  • Series Title Charles B. Moore Family papers, 1832-1917

Creator

  • Author: Dodd, Matilda
    Creator Type: Personal
  • Author: McGee, Adelitia
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Donor: White, Ruth Moore
    Contributor Type: Personal

Date

  • Creation: 1888-08-15

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: This document is from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is a joint letter written by Matilda Dodd and Dinkie (Adelitia) McGee to the Moore family. In this letter, Matilda updates the Moore family on news from Gallatin, Tennessee and it includes: updates on family, friends, and correspondences which were received, a discussion about the dry weather and it's affects on the crops and the stock tank, a dialogue about Mary Thornhill, details about the produce that has been processed as cider, canned, or preserved, a discussion about Dinkie's poultry and the amount of butter she has sold, a dialogue about a disease which is afflicting the calves, instructions about the pictures which were sent to the Moore family, and news about school starting for Birdie,Alice, and Will. She closes the letter by stating that Linnet should attend the school with her kin. In Dinkie's letter, she details the happenings in Gallatin and the news includes: a dialogue about the dry weather and drought-like conditions, news about Will attending an ice cream supper at Limon McGee's place, a discussion about family members who traveled to Dry Fork for a meeting, details about a trip to Cousin Lou's place, a dialogue about John Wallace's burnt up thresher, news about a gift sent to Fannie, and a discussion about Linnet. She closes the letter by stating that Linnet must write soon. The envelope is included with the letter.
  • Physical Description: [6] p. ; 20 x 12 cm.

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Correspondence
  • Keyword: letters
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Travel
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Families
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Food and Cooking
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Poultry
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Poultry - Turkeys
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Cattle
  • Keyword: calves
  • Keyword: black leg disease
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Agriculture - Farming
  • Keyword: peaches
  • Keyword: apples
  • Keyword: blackberries
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Agriculture - Farming - Corn
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Agriculture - Farming - Wheat
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Agriculture - Stock Tanks
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Agriculture - Farm Equipment
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Landscape and Nature - Weather and Climate
  • Keyword: droughts
  • Named Person: Moore, Charles B.
  • Named Person: Moore, Mary Ann
  • Named Person: Moore, Linnet
  • Named Person: Dodd, James K.
  • Named Person: Franklin, Betty
  • Named Person: Franklin, Abe
  • Named Person: McGee, Adelitia
  • Named Person: Dodd, Matilda
  • Named Person: McGee, William
  • Named Person: McGee, Alice
  • Named Person: McGee, Birdie
  • Named Person: Franklin, Bessie
  • Named Person: McGee, Limon
  • Named Person: Wallace, Fannie
  • Named Person: Huffman, Charlie
  • Named Person: Love, Bailey
  • Named Person: Wallace, John
  • Named Person: Thornhill, Mary
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Moore, Charles B., 1822-1901 -- Archives.

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Time Period: new-sou
  • Coverage Date: 1888~
  • Place Name: United States - Tennessee - Sumner County - Gallatin
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Collin County - Melissa

Collection

  • Name: The Civil War and its Aftermath: Diverse Perspectives
    Code: CWADP

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Special Collections
    Code: UNTA

Resource Type

  • Letter

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • OCLC: 39096548
  • UNT Catalog No.: b2075015
  • Call Number: HM. 70
  • Accession or Local Control No: CBM_2082-003-004
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth203595
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth203595

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