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[Transcript of letter from John C. Barr to Charles Moore, July 3, 1865]

Description: Transcript of a letter from J. C. Barr in which he copies a letter from Henry Moore to Charles Moore. Henry relays news crops, jayhawkers, and of his impending surrender to the federal forces. In a second part of the letter, Barr mentions that he has received two letters addressed to Charles and then goes into local news.
Date: July 3, 1865
Creator: Barr, John C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Railroad map of Illinois.

Description: Map shows mid-nineteenth century Illinois railroads connecting to the featured Central Illinois Railroad; township grid, cities and towns, counties, and rivers. Includes statistics, text describing land offered by the Illinois Central Railroad Company, and Illinois Central R.R. advertisements. Scale not given.
Date: 1865
Creator: Colton, G. Woolworth (George Woolworth), 1827-1901
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Blanchard's township map of Illinois : showing all the rail roads, stations, and towns, being a complete shippers guide to the state with parts of Iowa and Missouri, drawn from plats of each county by official authority.

Description: Map shows mid-nineteenth century Illinois counties, township grid, proposed and existing railroads, cities, towns, mining activity, and notable physical features. Includes references, text, and statistics. Scale [1:760,320].
Date: 1863
Creator: Blanchard, Rufus, 1821-1904
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Letter from John C. Barr to Charles Moore, July 3, 1865]

Description: Letter from John C. Barr in which he copies a letter from Henry Moore to Charles Moore. Henry relays news crops, jayhawkers, and of his impending surrender to the federal forces. In a second part of the letter, Barr mentions that he has received two letters addressed to Charles and then goes into local news.
Date: July 3, 1865
Creator: Barr, John C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from J. C. and Mary A. Barr to Charles B. Moore, December 3, 1865]

Description: Letter sent to Charles B. Moore from J. C. Barr discussing oil drilling in Jersey County, the health of acquaintances, railroad construction, farming, weather, as well as other family and local news. The third page of the letter is a segment added by Mary A. Barr discussing family life including visiting and gardening.
Date: December 3, 1865
Creator: Barr, J. C. & Barr, Mary A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Lloyd's map of the lower Mississippi River from St. Louis to the Gulf of Mexico.

Description: Map shows roads, towns, county boundaries, railroads, land tracts and ownership, notable physical features, and layout of larger cities along the valley of the mid-nineteenth century Mississippi River. Includes explanation, list of other maps available from publisher. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:316,800].
Date: 1862
Creator: Lloyd, James T.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Transcript of letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore, February 29, 1864]

Description: Transcript of letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore discussing both family news and news of the Civil War. Questions over who is a Confederate or Union sympathizer are raised. Sam Houston's death is mentioned. In addition, there is news of a small colony of Union sympathizers has formed around Pilot Grove that asks to be left alone.
Date: February 29, 1864
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Transcript of letter from Charles Moore to an unknown person, March 1, 1864]

Description: Transcript of a letter from Charles Moore to an unknown person. Charles discusses family matters and news. He also writes about the exemptions a person could have to get out of compulsory military service in the south: owning 600 cattle, owning 20 slaves, or being in the ministry. He mentions a Unionist friend who escaped service via the latter. He states that 42 men have been hanged for their Union sympathies.
Date: March 1, 1864
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Transcript of letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore, March 13, 1864]

Description: Transcript of letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore, in which Charles has copied and forwarded a message from Captain C. C. Allen regarding the pervasive thievery in Izard County, Arkansas, and that Moore would do well not to return. He also discusses some local news, including further arrests of a gang of horse thieves.
Date: March 13, 1864
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Transcript of letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore, May 25, 1864]

Description: Transcript of a letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore, relating local and family news, as well as news about the continuing war. Charles gives a brief account of his conscription into the Confederate army and expresses a desire to never be caught by Confederates again. He gives some news on the various troop movements and battles.
Date: May 25, 1864
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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