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[Tax receipt, July 21, 1870]

Description: Tax receipt for property taxes in Texas for the year of 1870. The amount of $7.75 was paid by Ziza Moore. This payment was made to the deputy of Collin County, J. M. Fox. The payment was made by Moore on July 21, 1870.
Date: July 21, 1870
Creator: Fox, J. M.
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[Financial note, December 15, 1879]

Description: Personal notes from the Charles B. Moore Collection. The document has a financial note on the front of the paper. The financial note states that C. B. Moore is to pay H. S. Moore $22.50 after seven months from December 15, 1879. This fragment of paper appears to have been re-used for the financial note. The back of the document has "C. B. Moore Note $22.50" scrawled over handwritten text about going to the mill.
Date: December 15, 1879
Creator: Moore, H. S.
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[Envelope addressed to C. B. Moore]

Description: Envelope addressed to Charles B. Moore in McKinney, Texas. The post mark is from Gallatin, Tennessee. A note in the lower left hand corner gives the name Jo Wallace and says the envelope was received on June 3, 1871. A math problem was worked on the back of the envelope. It appears that the stamp was cut off.
Date: 1871~
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[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.
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[Envelope, 1875]

Description: This document is an envelope from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is addressed to Mr. C. B. Moore who was located in the city of Gallatin in Sumner County, Tennessee. The envelope has two dates on it: April 27 which can be found on the postal stamp and the year 1875 which can be found on the lower left hand corner of the envelope.
Date: 1875
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[Letter, March 1, 1875]

Description: This document is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. The letter is dated March 1, 1875 and is not addressed to a specific person. The letter details personal information and it includes: the weather in Moore's location; the type of woman that would suit him in life; his lineage, traits and personal views; his current line of work in agriculture; his feelings about getting to know this person he is writing to in the letter; the health of his family; and news of friends. Moore closes t… more
Date: March 1, 1875
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
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[Letter, March 3, 1875]

Description: This document is from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is a letter to Moore from a woman named Helen Duncan. She details her love of writing letters to Moore. The conversation then moves to the topic of marriage and she mentions that she fears she will never find someone. She restates her promise to Moore, which was to find Moore a widow to marry, and notes that it would be a difficult task to find a woman to fit Moore's specifications of what he would want in a wife. She asks Moore if an ol… more
Date: March 3, 1875
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[Envelope, 1875]

Description: This document is an envelope from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is addressed to Charles B. Moore and sent to the post office in McKinney, Texas. There is a note on the lower right side of the envelope that says "Mrs. D. Wood, read March 24th 1875."
Date: 1875
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[Letter from Bob Landers to Charles B. Moore, May, 23, 1875]

Description: This letter from the Charles B. Moore collection is written by Bob Landers and is addressed to C.B. Moore. In his letter, Landers details for Moore news about his family and their health, news about his crops and the cold spring weather, and news from his community. In the closing remarks, Landers sends his respect to Moore's family. It is dated May 23, 1875.
Date: May 23, 1875
Creator: Landers, Bob
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[Letter from Enoch D. Rushing to Charles B. Moore, July 15, 1875]

Description: This letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection is written by Enoch D. Rushing and is addressed to C. B. Moore. Rushing details updates in his are and they are: news about the crop failures in his area, news about local deaths of notable community members, news about local marriages, information about the local mill, information on local politics,and news about his daughter's marriage. In Rushing's closing remarks, he inquires about updates on Ziza, Alvira, Sabina, and Henry. He notes that Moo… more
Date: July 17, 1875
Creator: Rushing, Enoch D.
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[Envelope, 1875]

Description: This document is from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is an envelope addressed to C. B. Moore who was located in McKinney, Collin County, Texas. The postage stamp is dated July 1. The year appears to have been written later and it is 1875.
Date: 1875
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[Letter from Fletcher S. Stockdale to Charles B. Moore, January 1, 1876]

Description: A letter from Fletcher S. Stockdale to Charles B. Moore on January 1, 1876. In the letter, Stockdale discusses aspects of the Texas Constitutional Convention of 1875 related to separation of church and state. Stockdale notes that all the liberal men of the convention voted for a clause requiring officeholders to acknowledge the existence of a Supreme Being, though he himself strongly opposed the clause. Stockdale tells Moore that he is glad to hear from him and is grateful for memories of old f… more
Date: January 1, 1876
Creator: Stockdale, Fletcher S.
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[Letter from Matilda Dodd and Bettie Franklin to Mary Moore, January 27, 1876]

Description: A letter to Mary Moore from her mother, Matilda Dodd, and her sister, Bettie Franklin, on January 27, 1876. In the letter, Dodd and Franklin tell Moore about the well-being of the family and of the farm. They mention that they are not sure if they will be moving to Texas. Dodd mentions that she would like Moore to visit, and would like to return to Texas with Moore. Franklin closes by sending regards to Mary's husband, Charles B. Moore. Included with this item is the envelope in which the lett… more
Date: January 27, 1876
Creator: Dodd, Matilda & Franklin, Bettie
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