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[Letter from J. Ann to Charles Moore, April 8, 1883] (open access)

[Letter from J. Ann to Charles Moore, April 8, 1883]

He was surprised, but glad to hear from Charles. He is sorry that Charles' brother John was suffering fro rheumatism. He believes everyone is doing well, and he mentions that they are suffering from dry weather. He hopes for good crops this year. There is a liquor prohibiting law and the Marshall takes drunk men to jail every few nights. He tells Charles that his son Will is still sheriff and the ages of aunts and uncles. He doesn't know if Willis is going to leave or not. He asks that they write soon. In the P.S. he asks some questions. He aks if Charles and Henry are the only ones to keep the Moore name. He mentions that the Boyd name rests on the second generation with one boy.
Date: April 8, 1883
Creator: Ann, J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from S. T. Appling to Sally Thornhill, May 8, 1899] (open access)

[Letter from S. T. Appling to Sally Thornhill, May 8, 1899]

This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by S. T. Appling to Sally Thornhill. In this letter, Appling discusses the current news in her community. She details the goings-on and well-being of family members. She notes to Sally that she has rheumatism in her hands, making it difficult to write. Appling states that the garden is all planted and details which crops are successful or failing at present. She mentions that Henry is currently shearing sheep, updates Sally on community news and family health, and mentions they do not have much fruit this season. She closes the letter by stating that the family should write to them as soon as they are able.
Date: May 8, 1899
Creator: Appling, S. T.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from O. G. Bacon to Hamilton K. Redway, June 8, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from O. G. Bacon to Hamilton K. Redway, June 8, 1864]

Letter from O.G. Bacon to Hamilton K. Redway which discusses the the current happenings in Bacon's life and in the county he lives in. He tell Redway of a job offer he has taken and of the bountiful wheat and fruit crops. Bacon furthers that the two should continue to correspond to one another. In the letter's closing, he and his wife send their love to Redway's wife and family. Bacon wrote this letter to Redway while he was living in Rheatown, Tennessee.
Date: June 8, 1864
Creator: Bacon, O. G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from J. W. Berry to Claude White, August 8, 1909] (open access)

[Letter from J. W. Berry to Claude White, August 8, 1909]

Letter from J. W. Berry to Claude White in which he describes the drought and its impact on the crops. He also writes about the work he has put in to the farm and says that he would like to stay there for four or five years.
Date: August 8, 1909
Creator: Berry, J. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Bounds, J. William to Charles B. Moore, October 8, 1899] (open access)

[Letter from Bounds, J. William to Charles B. Moore, October 8, 1899]

Letter from J. William Bounds to Charles B. Moore in which he says that he has visited a mutual friend, Mr. Crawford. Mr. Crawford is very interested in the phosphate mining industry. Mr. Bounds says that Nashville is a very pleasant place to live. He is a student at Vanderbilt University and plans to graduate soon.
Date: October 8, 1899
Creator: Bounds, J. William
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Receipt from R. E. Brown to W. A. Morris, January 8, 1879] (open access)

[Receipt from R. E. Brown to W. A. Morris, January 8, 1879]

Receipt from R.E. Brown, District Clerk, to W.A. Morris, Deputy Sheriff, for $2.65 in the case of W.W. Maybourn vs. Lee N. Perkins and S.F. Manes.
Date: January 8, 1879
Creator: Brown, R. E.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Check from Mrs. H. B. Caddell to Ileta Petty, August 8, 1921] (open access)

[Check from Mrs. H. B. Caddell to Ileta Petty, August 8, 1921]

Check from Mrs. H.B Caddell to Ileta Petty for $4.00. The check is from First State Bank in Forestburg, Texas. The back of the check is endorsed by Ileta Petty.
Date: August 8, 1921
Creator: Caddell, Mrs. H. B.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Substitute volunteer enlistment for Robert B. Way, July 8, 1864] (open access)

[Substitute volunteer enlistment for Robert B. Way, July 8, 1864]

Substitute volunteer enlistment for Robert B. Way to take the place of James H. Farquarharson of Alleghany County, New York. The enlistment papers contain a physical description of Way.
Date: July 8, 1864
Creator: Cary, C. S.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Wedding announcement for Ida Barr and Edgar Morrisson Davis, November 8, 1898] (open access)

[Wedding announcement for Ida Barr and Edgar Morrisson Davis, November 8, 1898]

A wedding announcement for the marriage of Ida Barr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Wilson Cross, to Mr. Edgar Morrisson Davis. The wedding was to be held on Tuesday, November 8, 1898 in Jerseyville, Illinois.
Date: November 8, 1898
Creator: Cross, Andrew Wilson & Cross, Mrs. Andrew Wilson
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Carter Dalton Linnet Moore,  April 8, 1900] (open access)

[Letter from Carter Dalton Linnet Moore, April 8, 1900]

Letter from Carter Dalton to Linnet Moore in which he confesses that he forgot to "check your trunk and have cussed myself over and over for so doing." He tells her about a dam that washed away killing nine men in Austin, Texas. He asks Linnet's advice on answering a letter from a woman. He wants to keep her as a friend, but not encourage her to think he wants more from the relationship. He say that he is thinking about going "to the Territory" next summer.
Date: April 8, 1900
Creator: Dalton, Carter
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Carter J. Dalton to Linnet Moore, October 8, 1901] (open access)

[Letter from Carter J. Dalton to Linnet Moore, October 8, 1901]

This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Carter J. Dalton and is addressed to Linnet Moore. In this letter, Dalton congratulates Linnet on her upcoming wedding. Her notes that his gift for her is a receipt for her past debts. Dalton details the latest news about friends, tells Moore about a sofa cushion he received, and mentions that he travels quite a bit with Jim Cooke so Jim can visit his girl, Minnie Lewis. As he closes the letter, he notes that she will make an ideal wife and asks where the couple will live.The envelope is included with the letter.
Date: October 8, 1901
Creator: Dalton, Carter J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Triplicate Warrant, May 8, 1880] (open access)

[Triplicate Warrant, May 8, 1880]

A triplicate warrant for Levi Perryman, in the amount of $236.30, is dated May 8, 1880.
Date: May 8, 1880
Creator: Dardeux, Stephen
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Triplicate Warrant, May 8, 1880] (open access)

[Triplicate Warrant, May 8, 1880]

A triplicate warrant for Levi Perryman, in the amount of $17.85, is dated may 8, 1880.
Date: May 8, 1880
Creator: Dardeux, Stephen
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Triplicate Warrant, October 8, 1879] (open access)

[Triplicate Warrant, October 8, 1879]

A triplicate warrant for Levi Perryman in the amount of $95.70. The document is dated October 8, 1879.
Date: October 8, 1879
Creator: Dardeux, Stephen
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Triplicate Warrant, October 8, 1879] (open access)

[Triplicate Warrant, October 8, 1879]

A triplicate warrant for Levi Perryman in the amount of $250.00. The document is dated October 8, 1879.
Date: October 8, 1879
Creator: Dardeux, Stephen
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Stephen H, Dardeux to M. A. Morris, December 18, 1880] (open access)

[Letter from Stephen H, Dardeux to M. A. Morris, December 18, 1880]

Letter from Stephen H. Dardeux, comptroller for State of Texas to W.A. "Bud" Morris discussing discrepancies in balances owed and receipts recorded from 1876 to 1879.
Date: December 8, 1880
Creator: Dardeux, Stephen H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen H, Dardeux to M. A. Morris, December 18, 1880] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen H, Dardeux to M. A. Morris, December 18, 1880]

Transcript of a letter from Stephen H. Dardeux, comptroller for State of Texas to W.A. "Bud" Morris discussing discrepancies in balances owed and receipts recorded from 1876 to 1879.
Date: December 8, 1880
Creator: Dardeux, Stephen H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Matilda Dodd to Mr. Moore and Sis, June 8, 1879] (open access)

[Letter from Matilda Dodd to Mr. Moore and Sis, June 8, 1879]

She was glad to hear that they are doing well. They are still having dry weather and are concerned about its affects on the wheat. They went fishing and the strawberries improved with the rain. They sold 6 buckets of strawberries and canned 3, Dinky canned 2 raspberries. She mentions that the Moore's had a hard time with their chickens and she has had some problems also. Alice and Willie are in Sunday school, but don't start the free school until August. Laura Doris' baby died. She wants her to write soon and is planning on taking her butter to town.
Date: June 8, 1879
Creator: Dodd, Matilda
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Matilda Dodd to the Moore family, February 8, 1897] (open access)

[Letter from Matilda Dodd to the Moore family, February 8, 1897]

This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. In this letter, Dodd informs the Moore family of the happenings in Gallatin, Tennessee and the news includes: a confirmation of the receipt of the Moore's and Linnet's letters, community health news as well as family health news, a discussion about Tobe and his daughters, a dialogue about the weather in Sumner county, details about Mary and Minnie's trip home, suggestions to remedy for Mary Ann's foot pain and Charles' rheumatism, news about family attending school, and a message for Linnet. The envelope is included with this letter.
Date: February 8, 1897
Creator: Dodd, Matilda
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Matilda Dodd and Dinkie McGee to Charles and Mary Ann Moore, April 8, 1887] (open access)

[Letter from Matilda Dodd and Dinkie McGee to Charles and Mary Ann Moore, April 8, 1887]

Letter from Matilda Dodd and Dinkie McGee discusses weather and cold snap that probably killed all the peach blossoms, but apples and garden looks ok. She recommends Mary get her teeth pulled that are bothering her. Abe is in town and Bettie is lonesome. Some geologists had come and visited Abe's gas well. Willie is working as chain carrier for a surveyor. Birdie, Mary and Bessie have learned to knit and Birdie is piecing a quilt. The women made soap and it only took 3 days. Dinkie's chickens are doing well and they sold all their turkeys at Christmas
Date: April 8, 1887
Creator: Dodd, Matilda & McGee, Dinkie
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Helen Duncan] (open access)

[Letter from Helen Duncan]

Letter from Helen Duncan to Charles B. Moore declining to consider marriage with him because he is an old bachelor. The letter sends news of the family and includes a "warning" story about another old bachelor who married a widow.
Date: December 8, 1874
Creator: Duncan, Helen
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from I. H. Fantharp to his Uncle A. D. Kennard, November 8,1861] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Fantharp to his Uncle A. D. Kennard, November 8,1861]

Letter from I.H. to his uncle A.D. Kennard, regarding I.H.'s father's cattle. The deaths of Mr. Wanack, and Mr Baker, I.H.'s mother is sick, and his uncle John has a company in Virginia Point.
Date: 1861-11-08~
Creator: Fantharp, I. H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from David Fentress to Clara, July 8,1864] (open access)

[Letter from David Fentress to Clara, July 8,1864]

Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara regarding war news and concern for her finances. He asks about the cane crops and talks about buying a horse.
Date: 1864-07-08~
Creator: Fentress, David
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David Fentress, August 8, 1858] (open access)

[Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David Fentress, August 8, 1858]

Letter from Maud C. Fentress to her son, David Fentress discussing personal finances. She tells him how much she misses him, and also includes information on family and friends. Towards the end of the letter she discusses various fruits and crops.
Date: August 8, 1858
Creator: Fentress, Maud C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library