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[Letter from Ziza Moore and Josephus Moore to Charles Moore, July 18, 1864]

Letter from Ziza and Josephus Moore to Charles Moore regarding local and family news, running off horse thieves, and Josephus' thoughts that a country wherein African Americans can own real estate is better than one constantly at war.

Date: July 18, 1864

Creator: Moore, Josephus C. & Moore, Ziza

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore, July 12, 1864]

Letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore about local news and discussing politics. Charles discusses the war, the fall of Atlanta, and the death of Union General James McPherson. Portions of the letter have been omitted due to damage.

Date: July 24, 1864

Creator: Moore, Charles B., 1822-1901

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore, September 11, 1864]

Letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore quickly describing a rebel raid into Josephus' area. He reports no great damage, but the rebels did pillage the area.

Date: September 11, 1864

Creator: Moore, Josephus C.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Charles Moore to Liza Moore, September 19, 1864]

Letter from Charles Moore to Liza Moore, wherein Charles talks about troubles coming from the war and hoping for peace to come soon. He copies a letter from his Uncle W. C. "Bill" Moore regarding the sacking of Atlanta.

Date: September 19, 1864

Creator: Moore, Charles B.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Bettie Wallace to Elvira Moore, 1861]

Letter from Bettie Wallace to Elvira Moore and a male relative. Included is local and family news, including marriages, deaths, and Uncle Add buying a slave for $1,000.

Date: 1861

Creator: Wallace, Bettie

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore, September 25, 1864]

Letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore regarding war difficulties. Specifically, a raid has taken place and has shaken up the community. Army recruiting is taking place and there are rumors of a draft. The Home Guard, while supposed to protect the citizens of Tennessee, are shown to be sliding into lawlessness.

Date: September 25, 1864

Creator: Moore, Josephus C.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Elvira Moore to Charles Moore, October 6, 1864]

Letter from Elvira Moore to Charles Moore with news, including the return of Charley Moore, who has been missing since the Battle of Shiloh, and the collapse of her family's chimney.

Date: October 6, 1864

Creator: Moore, Elvira

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore, October 20, 1864]

Letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore featuring local news, including encroaching rebel activity and the continuing theft of horses.

Date: October 20, 1864

Creator: Moore, Josephus C.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore, November 3, 1864]

Letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore about politics, encroaching rebels, further horse thievery, and taking a class to improve his penmanship.

Date: November 3, 1864

Creator: Moore, Josephus C.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Henry Moore to Charles Moore, February 5, 1870]

Letter to Charles Moore from Henry Moore (H.S.M.) in "Catons old mills stand" discussing various jobs and the possibility of new opportunities, mending appliances, farming and crops (corn and peaches), and people that he knows including Mr. Eads and Miss Lee.

Date: February 5, 1870

Creator: Moore, Henry S.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Henry Moore to Charles Moore, February 21, 1870]

Letter to Charles Moore from Henry Moore (H. S. M.) at "Catons old mill" discussing taxes, farming, crops, a mill, and people that he knows. .

Date: February 21, 1870

Creator: Moore, Henry S.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from from Charles Moore to Henry Moore, March 8, 1870]

Letter from Charles Moore to Henry Moore discussing farm topics, deaths, shootings, and family illnesses. Includes a transcribed advertisement for boilers.

Date: March 8, 1870

Creator: Moore, Charles B.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Lana Gleesort to Charles Moore, May 17, 1868]

Letter sent by Lana Gleesort to her cousin, Charles Moore, regarding crops, family members, and community affairs.

Date: May 17, 1868

Creator: Gleesort, Lana

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Henry Moore and a child to Charles Moore, October 25, 1870]

Letter sent by Henry Moore and co-written by a younger relative of Charles Moore that discusses farm life and hunting. Large sections of the text and paper are missing.

Date: October 25, 1870

Creator: Moore, Henry S.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[List of papers left by C. B. Moore, August 26, 1870]

Papers left by C. B. Moore involving debts that were owed to and by him.

Date: August 26, 1870

Creator: Moore, Henry S.

Item Type: Text

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Henry Moore to Charles Moore, September 8, 1870]

Letter from Henry Moore to Charles Moore, discussing such topics as family health issues, farming, and news of an attempted rape of an African American girl.

Date: September 8, 1870

Creator: Moore, Henry S.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Enoch D. Rushing and Henry Moore to Charles Moore, September 15, 1870]

Letter from Enoch Rushing and Henry Moore to Charles Moore. Enoch Rushing talks about local politics, farming, and friends. Henry Moore talks about family health, mill work, and property for sale.

Date: September 15, 1870

Creator: Moore, Henry S. & Rushing, Enoch D.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from W. A. Hays to Charles Moore, September 15, 1870]

Letter from W. A. Hays to Charles Moore, discussing a local drought. Hays is setting up a homestead outside of Howell County, Missouri. Milling has suffered due to low water levels from the drought. He finishes by speaking of wars in Europe and of the city of St. Louis, Missouri.

Date: September 15, 1870

Creator: Hays, W. A.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Jo S. Wallace to Charles Moore, September 25, 1870]

Letter from Jo Wallace to Charles Moore that discusses health of friends and family, the desire for relatives to move from Tennessee to Texas, building a house, and witnessing the Aurora Borealis.

Date: September 25, 1870

Creator: Wallace, Jo S.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Elvira Moore to Charles Moore, October 17, 1870]

Letter from Elvira Moore to Charles Moore, discussing family health topics, farming, and her relatives hunting deer.

Date: October 17, 1870

Creator: Moore, Elvira

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Charles Moore to Henry and Elvira Moore, October 29, 1870]

Transcript of a letter from Charles Moore to Henry and Elvira Moore, discussing gastrointestinal illness, machinery, and a mill. Damage has removed several portions of the letter along a vertical line.

Date: October 29, 1870

Creator: Moore, Charles B.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Henry Moore to Charles Moore]

A letter from Henry Moore to Charles Moore, discussing farming, milling, a saw mill, hauling crops, and people he knows. Written upon a sheet of paper that was torn in half horizontally.

Date: unknown

Creator: Moore, Henry S.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from J. C. Sneed and J. P. Washburn to Charles and Henry Moore, January 1, 1871]

Letter from J. C. Sneed and J. P. Washburn to Charles Moore and Henry Moore, discussing cotton ginning, milling, and a misappropriation of nails. Damage has destroyed some content.

Date: January 22, 1871

Creator: Sneed, J. C. & Washburn, J. P.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Jo S. Wallace to Charles Moore, February 5, 1871]

Letter from Jo S. Wallace to Charles Moore discussing health, family, and of others thinking about moving to Texas.

Date: February 5, 1871

Creator: Wallace, Jo S.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections