[Letter from Elvira Moore and Jo S. Wallace to Charles Moore, January 31, 1872]

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Letter from Elvira Moore and Jo S. Wallace to Charles Moore. They share local gossip, comment on the harsh weather in Tennessee, makes note of recent local weddings, and Wallace talks about a wheat processing device referred to as "the dropper."

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[4] p. : ill. ; 26 x 39 cm., folded to 26 x 20 cm.

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Moore, Elvira & Wallace, Jo S. January 31, 1871.

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Letter from Elvira Moore and Jo S. Wallace to Charles Moore. They share local gossip, comment on the harsh weather in Tennessee, makes note of recent local weddings, and Wallace talks about a wheat processing device referred to as "the dropper."

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[4] p. : ill. ; 26 x 39 cm., folded to 26 x 20 cm.

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  • [Transcript of letter from Elvira Moore and Jo S. Wallace to Charles Moore, January 31, 1872], ark:/67531/metapth207572

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[Transcript of letter from Elvira Moore and Jo S. Wallace to Charles Moore, January 31, 1872]

Transcript of letter from Elvira Moore and Jo S. Wallace to Charles Moore. They share local gossip, comment on the harsh weather in Tennessee, makes note of recent local weddings, and Wallace talks about a wheat processing device referred to as "the dropper."

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[Transcript of letter from Elvira Moore and Jo S. Wallace to Charles Moore, January 31, 1872], ark:/67531/metapth207572

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  • January 31, 1871

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  • January 16, 1872 - February 2, 1872

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  • Feb. 23, 2012, 10 a.m.

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  • Jan. 12, 2016, 3:25 p.m.

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Moore, Elvira & Wallace, Jo S. [Letter from Elvira Moore and Jo S. Wallace to Charles Moore, January 31, 1872], letter, January 31, 1871; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth207683/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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