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[Bacon and Shakespere: Proof that William Shakespere Could Not Write.]

Description: Excerpt discussing the handwriting of William Shakespeare including examples of his signature. According to a note at the end of the pamphlet: "The foregoing pages are copied by permission from a very interesting pamphlet published by W. H. Burr, of Washington, D.C., under the title 'Shakespeare Could Not Write.'" Document published by Wm. Henry Burr which discusses Shakespeare's signatures.
Date: January 22, 1886
Creator: Burr, William Henry
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The History of Wonder

Description: A poem about a dog named Wonder who had an insatiable appetite and was killed for stealing food. The poem has twelve stanzas, each consisting of six lines.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sampson, Neal; Hornsby, Nat & George, Joe
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[Poem on Health]

Description: The author's health has returned. He mentions how fair the girls are, the members of church and how they hate each other. Brother Will was blaming Sister Sober because he didn't like her. On the flip side, he says that he has been there for a month, and he ate some bad wheat and then he got a fever. Afterwards he got better because his landlord took care of him. But he owes the doctor eight dollars. The author mentions hunting for deer to make new clothes: pants, a vest, and a coat. And with th… more
Date: unknown
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[Poem,undated]

Description: This document is a poem from the Charles B. Moore Collection. The poem describes life's fleeting moments. The poem's author is unidentified and the document is undated.
Date: unknown
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[Poem, undated]

Description: This document is a poem from the Charles B. Moore Collection. The poem details racism. The author is unidentified and the document is undated.
Date: unknown
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[Poem, undated]

Description: The document is a poem from the Charles B. Moore Collection. The poem details the life and death of a man and a woman. It describes the reactions of society for each of the deaths; one a memorialization of life, the other a celebration of death. The poem's author is unidentified and the document is undated.
Date: unknown
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[English spelling illustrated, undated]

Description: This document includes a poem titled "English spelling illustrated" from the Charles B. Moore Collection. The poem details a woman's life and her marriage to a man she believed to be a duke. Many of the terms in the poem demonstrate the English spelling of the word as the title suggests. On the reverse page of the poem is a page of 403 shorthand words. The poem's author is unidentified and the document is undated.
Date: unknown
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[Poem, undated]

Description: The document includes two poems from the Charles B. Moore Collection. The first poem details a man's journey through life. It alludes to confronting one's fears and facing one's mortality. This poem is written on the first three pages of the document. The ending to this poem is on the last page of the document on the bottom of the page. The second poem is on the last page of the document at the top of the page. It was written for and is about Mary Ann Moore. The document is undated.
Date: unknown
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[Poem, undated]

Description: This document is a poem from the Charles B. Moore Collection. The poem details the author's feelings about life in their time and place. The author is unidentified and the document is undated.
Date: unknown
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[Poems, undated]

Description: This document includes two poems from the Charles B. Moore Collection. The first poem details the immensity of nature and how minute one feels compared to the lightning strikes in a thunderstorm. The second poem is about the author's mother. It notes the happy memories of youth spent with their mother and how her health has declined. The final line of this poem is solemn. It details that the author's mother is succumbing to a disease that is taking her life.
Date: unknown
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[Poetry, undated]

Description: The following document includes four poems from the Charles B. Moore Collection. The first two poems are on the front of the page and are written in pen. One of the poems is titled "Afton Water." The poem is a handwritten copy of Robert Burns' "Sweet Afton." It details the environment that surrounds the River Afton in Scotland. The second poem of the front page is untitled. It discusses how one's decisions define the life one leads. The back of the document has two poems written in pencil. The … more
Date: unknown
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[Letter to J. B. Alden]

Description: This is a correspondence from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is a letter to J. B. Alden discussing the purchase of encyclopedia. The person sending the letter is Charles B. Moore. The second part of this correspondence is a genealogical study about the children of John and Matilda Wallace. This study details names, birth dates, and additional information about an infant who passed away.
Date: unknown
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
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[Poem, undated]

Description: This is a poem from the Charles B. Moore Collection. The poem's subject is Bill Weaver who does not practice religion. The poet used the verses to discuss the gravity of sin on the human soul and how repentance would be a blessing for those who do not believe. It is undated and the poet is unidentified.
Date: unknown
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Literature: an illustrated Weekly Magazine, Volume 1, Number 31, September 22, 1888

Description: Weekly literary magazine that contains articles and excerpts on various topics as well as advertisements; according the to the cover, it includes "Criticism, Biography, News, [and] Selected Readings." Contents for this issue: Paul Hamilton Hayne. With portrait; Poems by Paul H. Hayne: The Solitary Lake, Krishna and His Three Handmaidens, Lyric of Action, Hopes and Memories, The Spirea, Bryant Dead, The Supreme Hour, The Woodland Phases, Soul-Advances, The Poet's Mind; Davidson's "Poetry of t… more
Date: September 22, 1888
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Literature: an illustrated Weekly Magazine, Volume 1, Number 20, July 7, 1888

Description: Weekly literary magazine that contains articles and excerpts on various topics as well as advertisements; according the to the cover, it includes "Criticism, Biography, News, [and] Selected Readings." Contents for this issue: Maurice Thompson at Home, Selections from A Fortnight of Folly, and Sylvan Secrets in Bird-Songs and Books.
Date: July 7, 1888
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